Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
606-01-006 ISMRM Abstract

First resting-state fMRI results at 11.7T

Primary: Brain Function and fMRI - fMRI Acquisition
Secondary: Physics & Engineering - High-Field MRI
606-01-006 · Ultra-High Field Applications · Thursday, 14 May, 8:30 AM–10:20 AM · Auditorium 2
Keywords: fMRI (resting state) 3D-EPI Prospective Motion Correction 11.7T Ultra high field MRI
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Joseph Obriot 1, Zaineb Amor2,3, Matthias Serger4, Rüdiger Stirnberg4, Philipp Ehses4, Malte Riedel5, Tony Stoecker4, Klaas P Prüssmann5, Shajan Gunamony6, Son Chu6, Alexis S Amadon1, Alexandre Vignaud1, Vincent Gras1, Florent Meyniel2,3, Franck Mauconduit1, Caroline LeSter1, Nicolas Boulant1
1Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, BAOBAB, Neurospin, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
2Institute for Neuromodulation, Paris, France
3Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
4MR Physics, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE e.V.), Bonn, Germany
5Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
6Imaging Centre of Excellence, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Presenting Author: Joseph Obriot

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