Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
467-06-001 ISMRM Abstract

Simulation of an Improved Microstrip Element Using Meanders at 7 Tesla MRI

Primary: Physics & Engineering - High-Field MRI
Secondary: Physics & Engineering - RF Arrays & Systems
467-06-001 · RF Arrays and Applications · Tuesday, 12 May, 4:55 PM–5:50 PM · Digital Posters Row H
Keywords: 7T Electromagnetic simulations Ultra high field MRI Meandered Dipole Antenna Meandered stripline (MSL) array
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Farzan Abbasnejad1,2, Thomas M Fiedler3,4, Farzad Jabbarigargari1,2, Harald H Quick1,2, Markus W May 1,2
1Erwin L. Hahn Institute for MRI, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
2High-Field and Hybrid MR Imaging, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
3Medical Physics in Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
4Faculty of Medicine, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
Presenting Author: Markus W May

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