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ArticleMagma (New York, N.Y.)2016

The traveling heads: multicenter brain imaging at 7 Tesla.

Maximilian N Voelker, Oliver Kraff, Daniel Brenner, Astrid Wollrab, Oliver Weinberger, Moritz C Berger, Simon Robinson, Wolfgang Bogner, Christopher Wiggins, Robert Trampel and 6 more

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Article in Magma (New York, N.Y.), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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18 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Maximilian N VoelkerErwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University of Duisburg-Essen, Kokereiallee 7, 45141, Essen, Germany. Maximilian.Voelker@uni-due.de.
Oliver KraffErwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University of Duisburg-Essen, Kokereiallee 7, 45141, Essen, Germany.
Daniel BrennerGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany.
Astrid WollrabDepartment of Biomedical Magnetic Resonance, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
Oliver WeinbergerBerlin Ultrahigh Field Facility (B.U.F.F.), Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany.
Moritz C BergerMedical Physics in Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (dkfz), Heidelberg, Germany.
Simon RobinsonDepartment of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, High Field MR Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Wolfgang BognerDepartment of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, High Field MR Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Christopher WigginsScannexus, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Robert TrampelMax Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany.
Tony StöckerGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany.
Thoralf NiendorfBerlin Ultrahigh Field Facility (B.U.F.F.), Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany.
Harald H QuickErwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University of Duisburg-Essen, Kokereiallee 7, 45141, Essen, Germany.
David G NorrisErwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University of Duisburg-Essen, Kokereiallee 7, 45141, Essen, Germany.
Mark E LaddErwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University of Duisburg-Essen, Kokereiallee 7, 45141, Essen, Germany.
Oliver SpeckDepartment of Biomedical Magnetic Resonance, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study evaluates the inter-site and intra-site reproducibility of 7 Tesla brain imaging and compares it to literature values for other field strengths. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe same two subjects were imaged at eight different 7 T sites. MP2RAGE, TSE, TOF, SWI, EPI as well as B1 and B0 field maps were analyzed quantitatively to assess inter-site reproducibility. Intra-site reproducibility was measured with rescans at three sites.

resultsQuantitative measures of MP2RAGE scans showed high agreement. Inter-site and intra-site reproducibility errors were comparable to 1.5 and 3 T. Other sequences also showed high reproducibility between the sites, but differences were also revealed. The different RF coils used were the main source for systematic differences between the sites.

conclusionOur results show for the first time that multi-center brain imaging studies of the supratentorial brain can be performed at 7 T with high reproducibility and similar reliability as at 3T. This study develops the basis for future large-scale 7 T multi-site studies.

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AdultAlgorithmsBrainBrain MappingHumansImage EnhancementImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleReproducibility of ResultsSignal-To-Noise RatioMagnetic resonance imagingMulti-centerNeuroimagingUltrahigh field

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