Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
351-01-016 / 351-01-016 ISMRM Abstract

Advancing Concurrent TMS-fMRI: A Multi-Channel Active Shim Coil Array for Enhanced B0 Field Homogeneity

Primary: Physics & Engineering - Hybrid & Novel Systems Technology
Secondary: Physics & Engineering - Shims
351-01-016 · Emerging Devices, Novel Capabilities · Monday, 11 May, 8:20 AM–9:56 AM · Power Pitch Theatre 1
351-01-016 · Emerging Devices, Novel Capabilities · Monday, 11 May, 8:20 AM–9:56 AM · Power Pitch Theatre 1
Keywords: Active Shimming Magnetic field inhomogeneity TMS-fMRI Image artifacts Dynamic compensation
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Yu Cheng 1, Ziyu Liu1, Yihan Yang1, Aihong Yu2,3, Jason Stockmann4, Zhihua Ren1,5
1School of Biomedical Engineering & State Key Laboratory of Advanced Medical Materials and Devices, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China
2Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & National Center for Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
3Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
4Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, United States of America
5Shanghai Clinical Research and Trial Center, Shanghai, China
Presenting Author: Yu Cheng

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