Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
669-03-006 ISMRM Abstract

An Optically-detuned 4-channel Flexible Coil Array

Primary: Physics & Engineering - RF Arrays & Systems
Secondary: Physics & Engineering - Non-Array RF Coils, Antennas & Waveguides
669-03-006 · RF Arrays and Systems · Thursday, 14 May, 1:40 PM–2:35 PM · Digital Posters Row J
Keywords: Optical Detuning Light Coils
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Jakob Gerlach1, Reza Aghabagheri1, Zining Liu1, Shuai Liu1, Morteza Teymoori2, Caglar Ataman2, Michael Bock 1, Ali C Özen1
1University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
2Microsystems for Biomedical Imaging Group, Department of Microsystems Engineering, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Presenting Author: Michael Bock

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