Liver MR imaging in humans at 7 Tesla: Initial results
L Umutlu, AK Bitz, S Maderwald, S Orzada, S Kinner, O Kraff, I Brote, G Antoch, SC Ladd, LC Schaefer, A Bahr, K Solbach, ME Ladd, HH Quick, TC Lauenstein · RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren · 2010 · Heft 01
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Purpose: Aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of 7T MRI of the liver using a dedicated flexible phased array coil. Materials and Methods: 10 healthy volunteers were enrolled. A custom-built eight-channel phased array transmit/receive coil suitable for RF shimming was used for image acquisition of the upper abdomen on a 7 T whole-body MR system (Magnetom 7 T, Siemens). The following MRI data was collected: 1) Fat-saturated T1w 2D spoiled gradient-echo sequences (FLASH) 2) T1w 3D spoiled gradient-echo sequences (FLASH) 3) T1w 2D in and opposed phase 4) True-FISP imaging 5) T2w TSE sequence 6) Time of fl…
