469-02-009 ISMRM Abstract

Automated Open-Source Quality Control Procedures for Low-field MRI

Primary: Physics & Engineering - Low-Field MRI

Secondary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Open source software, sequences, and reconstruction algorithms

469-02-009 · Low Field Applications and Systems · Tuesday, 12 May, 9:15 AM–10:10 AM · Digital Posters Row J

Keywords: Low-Field MRI Phantoms Ultra-Low-Field MRI Open-source hardware Quality Assurance

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Helge Herthum ¹, David Schote², Ilia Kulikov², Jan Gregor Frintz², Sebastian Schachel², Christian Engler², Tobias Mohr², Stefan Hetzer¹, Christoph Kolbitsch², Lukas Winter^2,3

¹Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany

²Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Braunschweig and Berlin, Berlin, Germany

³Open Source Imaging Initiative (OSI²) e.V., Berlin, Germany

Presenting Author: Helge Herthum

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