Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
351-01-012 / 351-01-012 ISMRM Abstract

Layers, sectors and loops: Subject-robust B0 shim array design with reduced channel count

Primary: Physics & Engineering - Shims
Secondary: Physics & Engineering - Hybrid & Novel Systems Technology
351-01-012 · Emerging Devices, Novel Capabilities · Monday, 11 May, 8:20 AM–9:56 AM · Power Pitch Theatre 1
351-01-012 · Emerging Devices, Novel Capabilities · Monday, 11 May, 8:20 AM–9:56 AM · Power Pitch Theatre 1
Keywords: B0 shimming Channel compression Optimization Singular value decomposition Head and Neck
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Theodore Brierre 1, Ishaan Govindarajan1, Jason Stockmann1,2, Bastien Guerin1,2
1Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, United States of America
2Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America
Presenting Author: Theodore Brierre

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