Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
631-01-002 / 631-01-002 ISMRM Abstract

Microstriplines or fractionated dipoles? An In-Vivo Image Comparison of Two Transmit/Receive Body Arrays in the Lower Abdomen

Primary: Physics & Engineering - RF Arrays & Systems
Secondary: Body - Urogenital
631-01-002 · RF Coils · Thursday, 14 May, 8:30 AM–10:06 AM · Roof Terrace
631-01-002 · RF Coils · Thursday, 14 May, 8:30 AM–10:06 AM · Roof Terrace
Keywords: High-Field MRI Prostate Imaging Parallel Transmit Coil comparison Urogenital imaging
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Quincy van Houtum 1,2, Oliver Kraff1, Harald H Quick1,3, Markus W May1,3, Tom Scheenen1,4
1Erwin L. Hahn Institute for MRI, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
2Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
3High-Field and Hybrid MR Imaging, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
4Department of Medical Imaging, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Presenting Author: Quincy van Houtum

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