Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
351-01-004 / 351-01-004 ISMRM Abstract

An open-source FPGA-based 64-channel arbitrary waveform generator and control system with integrated shim current drivers

Primary: Physics & Engineering - New Devices
Secondary: Physics & Engineering - Shims
351-01-004 · Emerging Devices, Novel Capabilities · Monday, 11 May, 8:20 AM–9:56 AM · Power Pitch Theatre 1
351-01-004 · Emerging Devices, Novel Capabilities · Monday, 11 May, 8:20 AM–9:56 AM · Power Pitch Theatre 1
Keywords: Shims Open-Source Shim amplifier Gradient waveform generator and controller
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Lincoln Craven-Brightman 1, Donald Straney1, Monika Sliwiak1, H. Fatih Ugurdag1,2, Thomas Witzel3, Kutay Bulun1,2, Daniel Brightman1, Daniel R Abraham4, Kawin Setsompop4,5,6, Berkin Bilgic1, Lawrence L Wald1, Bastien Guerin1, Jason Stockmann1
1Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, United States of America
2Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey
3Q Bio, Inc., United States of America
4Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, United States of America
5Stanford Medicine, Stanford, United States of America
6Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, United States of America
Presenting Author: Lincoln Craven-Brightman

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