Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
451-01-012 / 451-01-012 ISMRM Abstract

Numerical Comparison of Dual Row RF Arrays for Head Imaging from 7T to 14T

Primary: Physics & Engineering - RF Arrays & Systems
Secondary: Physics & Engineering - High-Field MRI
451-01-012 · Parallel Transmission at High Fields · Tuesday, 12 May, 8:20 AM–9:56 AM · Power Pitch Theatre 1
451-01-012 · Parallel Transmission at High Fields · Tuesday, 12 May, 8:20 AM–9:56 AM · Power Pitch Theatre 1
Keywords: Electromagnetic Tissue Properties RF Arrays & Systems SAR Ultra-high field SAR safety
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Georgiy Solomakha 1, Felix Glang1,2, Klaus Scheffler1,3, Nikolai I Avdievich1
1High-Field Magnetic Resonance, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany
2Institute of Biomedical Imaging, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
3Department for Biomedical Magnetic Resonance, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
Presenting Author: Georgiy Solomakha

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