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ArticlePloS one2019

A 32-channel parallel transmit system add-on for 7T MRI.

Stephan Orzada, Klaus Solbach, Marcel Gratz, Sascha Brunheim, Thomas M Fiedler, Sören Johst, Andreas K Bitz, Samaneh Shooshtary, Ashraf Abuelhaija, Maximilian N Voelker and 7 more

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Article in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30 citing papers in PubMed, 73 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Stephan OrzadaErwin L. Hahn Institute for MRI, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9784-4354
Klaus SolbachRF & Microwave Technology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany.
Marcel GratzErwin L. Hahn Institute for MRI, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Sascha BrunheimErwin L. Hahn Institute for MRI, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Thomas M FiedlerMedical Physics in Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Sören JohstErwin L. Hahn Institute for MRI, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Andreas K BitzMedical Physics in Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Samaneh ShooshtaryRF & Microwave Technology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany.
Ashraf AbuelhaijaRF & Microwave Technology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany.
Maximilian N VoelkerErwin L. Hahn Institute for MRI, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Stefan H G RietschErwin L. Hahn Institute for MRI, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Oliver KraffErwin L. Hahn Institute for MRI, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Stefan MaderwaldErwin L. Hahn Institute for MRI, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Martina FlöserMedical Physics in Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Mark OehmigenHigh-Field and Hybrid MR Imaging, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5023-5105
Harald H QuickErwin L. Hahn Institute for MRI, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Mark E LaddErwin L. Hahn Institute for MRI, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging · DEGerman Cancer Research Center · DEUniversity of Duisburg-Essen · DEEssen University Hospital · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeA 32-channel parallel transmit (pTx) add-on for 7 Tesla whole-body imaging is presented. First results are shown for phantom and in-vivo imaging.

methodsThe add-on system consists of a large number of hardware components, including modulators, amplifiers, SAR supervision, peripheral devices, a control computer, and an integrated 32-channel transmit/receive body array. B1+ maps in a phantom as well as B1+ maps and structural images in large volunteers are acquired to demonstrate the functionality of the system. EM simulations are used to ensure safe operation.

resultsGood agreement between simulation and experiment is shown. Phantom and in-vivo acquisitions show a field of view of up to 50 cm in z-direction. Selective excitation with 100 kHz sampling rate is possible. The add-on system does not affect the quality of the original single-channel system.

conclusionThe presented 32-channel parallel transmit system shows promising performance for ultra-high field whole-body imaging.

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