Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
271-01-028 / 405-03-007 ISMRM Abstract

First human subject images with a sealed, low-cryogen, high-performance head-only 7T MRI scanner (Compact 7T)

Primary: Physics & Engineering - High-Field MRI
Secondary: Neuro - Development
271-01-028 · ISMRM AMPC Selected Posters · Sunday, 10 May, 7:00 AM–2:00 PM · Traditional Posters
405-03-007 · Ultra-High Field Hardware and Systems · Tuesday, 12 May, 1:40 PM–3:30 PM · Ballroom West
Keywords: Ultra-high field Neuroimaging Low-cryogen Fast gradients Head imaging at 7 Tesla
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Thomas K Foo 1, Nastaren Abad1, Mark Vermilyea1, Gene Conte2, Chris Van Epps1, Justin Ricci1, Minfeng Xu1, Anbo Wu1, Vijay K Soni1, Yihe Hua1, Wolfgang Stautner1, Eric Fiveland1, Keith Park1, Eric Budesheim1, John III Huston3, Christopher Hess4, Yunhong Shu3, Dan Vigneron4, Duan Xu, Desmond T Yeo1, Seung-Kyun Lee1
1GE HealthCare Technology and Innovation Center, Niskayuna, United States of America
2GE HealthCare, San Ramon, United States of America
3Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, United States of America
4UCSF, San Francisco, United States of America
Presenting Author: Thomas K Foo

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References

1. 1. Wu A, Ricci J, Conte G, et al. Design and Construction of a Low-Cryogen, Lightweight, Head-Only 7T MRI Magnet. IEEE Trans Appl Supercond 2024; 34: 1-5.
2. 2. Foo TKF, Vermilyea M, Xu M, et al. Design and construction of a low-cryogen, lightweight, high-performance, head-only Compact 7T MRI. Proc Intl Soc Magn Reson Med. 2021; 29 :561.
3. 3. Wu A, Ricci J, Xu M, Soni V, et al. Cooldown and Ramp Test of a Low-Cryogen, Lightweight, Head-Only 7T MRI Magnet. IEEE Trans Appl Supercond 2025; e3619470. doi: 10.1109/TASC.2025.3619470. [doi]
4. 4. Soni V, E. Stautner EW, Wu A, et al. Cryogenic Cooldown Performance of the GE HealthCare (HTIC) Compact 7T MRI Magnet. Proceedings of the 2025 Cryogenic Engineering Conference/ International Cryogenic MATERIALS Conference (CEC/ICMC).
5. 5. Foo TKF, Tan ET, Vermilyea ME, et al. Highly efficient head-only magnetic field insert gradient coil for achieving simultaneous high gradient amplitude and slew rate at 3.0T (MAGNUS) for brain microstructure imaging. Magn Reson Med. 2020; 83: 2356-2369.
6. 6. Foo TKF, Laskaris E, Vermilyea M, et al. Lightweight, compact, and high-performance 3T MR system for imaging the brain and extremities. Magn Reson Med. 2018; 80: 2232-2245.
7. 7. Tan ET, Hua Y, Fiveland EW, et al. Peripheral nerve stimulation limits of a high amplitude and slew rate magnetic field gradient coil for neuroimaging. Magn Reson Med. 2020; 83: 352-366.
8. 8. Lee S, Mathieu J, Graziani D, et al. Peripheral nerve stimulation characteristics of an asymmetric head-only gradient coil compatible with a high-channel-count receiver array. Magn Reson Med. 2016; 76: 1939-1950.

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