Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
466-06-008 ISMRM Abstract

First Human Images from an Ultra-Compact 0.7 T Brain MRI Scanner

Primary: Physics & Engineering - Hybrid & Novel Systems Technology
Secondary: Physics & Engineering - Magnets (B0)
466-06-008 · Mid-Field Technology and Sequences · Tuesday, 12 May, 4:55 PM–5:50 PM · Digital Posters Row G
Keywords: Mid-field MRI Portable MRI Multi-coil gradient coils Frequency-swept pulses High Temperature Superconductor
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Lance DelaBarre1, Joseph Bailey2, Konstantinos Bouloukakis2, Steven Suddarth1, Sebastian Theilenberg3, Daniel C Pizetta4, Taylor Froelich1, Yun Shang5, Mateus J Martins6, Edson Vidoto6, John P Strupp1, Russell L Lagore1, PARKER J JENKINS1, Julia Marcolan6, Angela Teeple1, Brooklynn Dobson1, Chathura L Kumaragamage7, Terence Nixon3, Gregor Adriany1, Edgar Rodríguez Ramírez8, Mailin Lemke8, R Gilberto Gonzalez9, John T Vaughan Jr.5, Robin A de Graaf3, Christoph Juchem10, Alberto Tannus6, Ben Parkinson2, Michael Garwood 1
1Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States of America
2Robinson Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
3Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Research Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, United States of America
4Sao Carlos Institute of Physics, University of Sao Paulo, IFSC – USP, Sao Carlos, Brazil
5Columbia MR Research Center, Columbia University, New York, United States of America
6Centro de Imagens e Espectroscopia por Ressonância Magnética (CIERMag), University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
7Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
8School of Design Innovation, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
9Division of Neuroradiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States of America
10Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Presenting Author: Michael Garwood

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