Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
568-01-009 ISMRM Abstract

A novel RF coil design for ex vivo non-human primate brain applications at 10.5 Tesla

Primary: Physics & Engineering - RF Arrays & Systems
Secondary: Physics & Engineering - High-Field MRI
568-01-009 · Unconventional Physics and Engineering · Wednesday, 13 May, 8:20 AM–9:15 AM · Digital Posters Row I
Keywords: Ultra high field MRI Coil Design Non-human primates RF receive coil
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Matt Waks1, Alexander Bratch1, Russell L Lagore1, Steve Jungst1, Ana M Manea1, Benjamin C Tendler2, Shaun Warrington3, Stam Sotiropoulos3, Karla Miller2, Wenchuan Wu2, Kamil Ugurbil1, Gregor Adriany 1, Jan Zimmermann4
1Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States of America
2Oxford Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
3Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, Mental Health and Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
4Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States of America
Presenting Author: Gregor Adriany

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