Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
368-06-011 ISMRM Abstract

Single-channel dual-layer nonlinear breast gradient coil for an order of magnitude increase in gradient strength

Primary: Physics & Engineering - Gradients
Secondary: Physics & Engineering - New Devices
368-06-011 · Novel Gradients · Monday, 11 May, 5:05 PM–6:00 PM · Digital Posters Row I
Keywords: Diffusion-weighted MRI Nonlinear gradient Gradient safety Breast MRI Local Gradient Coils
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Feng Jia1, Maxim Zaitsev1, Pablo J Jimenez2,3, Tristan A Kuder2,3, Sebastian Bickelhaupt4, Frederik B Laun4, Mark E Ladd2,3,5, Sebastian Littin 1
1University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
2Medical Physics in Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
3Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
4Institute of Radiology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich Alexander-University Erlangen Nürnberg, Germany
5Faculty of Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Presenting Author: Sebastian Littin

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