Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
467-06-003 ISMRM Abstract

In pursuit of a 64-Channel Flexible, Mechanically Conformal RF Receive Array for Brain MRI at 10.5T

Primary: Physics & Engineering - RF Arrays & Systems
Secondary: Physics & Engineering - High-Field MRI
467-06-003 · RF Arrays and Applications · Tuesday, 12 May, 4:55 PM–5:50 PM · Digital Posters Row H
Keywords: Flexible Coils Ultra-High Field (UHF) RF receive array Coil Design
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Russell L Lagore1, Gregor Adriany1, Matt Waks1, Thomas Mercer1, Kamil Ugurbil1, Alireza Sadeghi-Tarakameh 1
1Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States of America
Presenting Author: Alireza Sadeghi-Tarakameh

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