A Scalable Digital Distributed Console for Simulcast X-nuclei MRI

Motivation: The clinical MRI scanners lack the necessary capabilities for simultaneous multinuclear magnetic resonance imaging. Goal(s): Our goal is to develop a scalable digital distributed MRI console that is capable of simultaneously exciting and acquiring magnetic resonance images of four different frequency bands within a single scan time. Approach: The console is based on the concept of distributed multichannel technology and a modular design approach. Each module is independently placed on a printed circuit board and plugged into a socket on the backplane. Results: The developed console realized the function of simulcast X-nuclei MRI in a 3T clinical magnetic resonance system. Impact: The Simulcast-X MRI study has been successfully implemented by our developed console on a 3T MRI platform. The potential of this technology lies in reducing scan time in multinuclear MRI, offering opportunities to investigate the complex interactions among different nuclei.