Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026
· Cape Town, South Africa
467-06-010
ISMRM Abstract
Preliminary validation of a dipole array and 48-channel B₀ shim for NHP brain imaging at 11.7T
Primary:
Physics & Engineering - RF Arrays & Systems
Secondary:
Physics & Engineering - High-Field MRI
467-06-010 · RF Arrays and Applications
· Tuesday, 12 May, 4:55 PM–5:50 PM · Digital Posters Row H
Keywords:B0 shimmingPrimateRF Coil ArrayAwake fMRIUltra high field
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Elias Djaballah 1,2, Ulysse Boureau1,2, Paul-François Gapais1, Eric Giacomini1, Michel Luong3, Alexis S Amadon1, Qi Zhu2
1University of Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, BAOBAB, NeuroSpin, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
2Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
3University of Paris-Saclay, CEA, IRFU, DACM, France
Presenting Author: Elias Djaballah
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