Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
604-01-005 / 271-01-020 ISMRM Abstract

Investigations on RF Shimming with a 16-Channel Coaxial-End Dipole Array for Combined Head and C-spine MRI at 9.4T

Primary: Physics & Engineering - Parallel Transmit & Multiband
Secondary: Physics & Engineering - RF Arrays & Systems
604-01-005 · Advanced MRI Techniques for Spinal Cord Structure, Function, and Physiology · Thursday, 14 May, 8:30 AM–10:20 AM · Ballroom East
271-01-020 · ISMRM AMPC Selected Posters · Sunday, 10 May, 7:00 AM–2:00 PM · Traditional Posters
Keywords: RF Arrays & Systems Spinal Cord PTx Ultra-high-field RF Pulse Design
Accepted
Felix Glang 1,2, Georgiy Solomakha2, Dario Bosch2,3,4, Klaus Scheffler2,3, Nikolai I Avdievich2
1Institute of Biomedical Imaging, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
2High-Field Magnetic Resonance, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany
3Department for Biomedical Magnetic Resonance, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
4MRI Core Facility, Medical Faculty, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
Presenting Author: Felix Glang

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