Frontiers of System Design
Digital Poster
Physics & Engineering
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
New systems can expand the range of MR applications, expand access to MR, and help improve MR's ability to answer clinical and biological questions.
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467-05-001.
A high performance gradient coil insert for Conventional Whole-body 3T Scanner
Impact: The
developing of new MRI with hyper gradient coil to form a ultra-high-performance
MRI to get high spatiotemporal resolution imaging and Diffusion-Weighted
Imaging.
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467-05-002.
Gradient Insert for Microstructure Imaging at Short Diffusion Time
Impact: Gradient inserts offer accessible strong gradients
for short-t microstructure imaging. This work addresses typical issues
associated with single-channel nonlinear gradient inserts and demonstrates
reliable microstructure estimation, paving the way for advanced diffusion MRI
without upgrading to costly whole-body strong-gradient systems.
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467-05-003.
Effect of Diffusion Time on Brain Microstructural Estimation Using Ultra-High Gradient MRI
Impact: Ultra-high-performance
gradient systems enable ultra-short diffusion times measurement, which is essential
for accurate microstructural estimation in time-dependent diffusion MRI. On the
NeuroFrontier system, we achieved oscillating gradients up to 120 Hz, enhancing
the sensitivity to cellular microstructure.
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467-05-004.
A lower-inductance gradient coil design for 9.4 T ultrahigh-field MRI via length cutting and coil reversal
Impact: The
study challenges the assumption that longer gradient coils always yield better
coil performance, especially for actively shielded designs. Optimizing coil
length and shielding configurations can enable more cost-effective and
efficient solutions.
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467-05-005.
Compact Low-Noise Preamplifiers for 11.7 T MRI: Design and Experimental Characterization
Impact:
Compact, customizable low-noise preamplifiers optimized for 11.7 T operation enable stable on-coil integration and improved SNR, providing a scalable foundation for next-generation high-density receive arrays in extreme ultra-high-field MRI. |
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467-05-006.
Real-time dynamic shimming at 7T using a shim coil array and field camera
Impact: Real-time dynamic shimming can mitigate the field variations produced by
body movements in high-field MRI/S. Use of a local coil array with shim currents
adjustment based on measurements from field probes offers some advantages for
implementation of real-time dynamic shimming.
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467-05-007.
Exploring in vivo 2D Turbo Spin Echo Imaging at 11.7 T through Parallel Transmit Pulse Optimization
Impact: This study reports the current capabilities and remaining challenges of spoke-based 2D pTx TSE imaging at 11.7T for whole-brain coverage and submillimetric visualization of fine structures. These findings will guide future developments toward clinically robust 2D TSE at ultra-high-field.
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467-05-008.
Rethinking Encoding: Enhancing Velocity Resolution of SCIMI in a High-Performance MR Gradient Platform
Impact: We introduce an optimization framework for SCIMI, a novel
MRI technique that images motion in brain parenchyma. By optimizing encoding
parameters, SCIMI achieves velocity resolutions of 5–20 μm/s—critical for studying physiological fluid dynamics in grey and
white matter.
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467-05-009.
Orthogonal local coils for cervical spinal cord shimming at 9.4T
Impact: Proposed local shim coils enable correction of magnetic field distortions in cervical spinal cord, facilitating combined brain and spinal cord imaging at ultrahigh field. This helps reduce susceptibility artifacts in spinal cord regions that were previously limited by technical constraints.
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467-05-010.
Optimized MRI Imaging Suite Operations and Environmental Sustainability by Digital Twin Analysis
Impact: This study utilized a
digital twin to simulate and optimize MRI suite operations. The model proved
that a technological solution pairing accelerated imaging protocols with
optimized scheduling boosts patient throughput by 50% while reducing the carbon
footprint by 33%.
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467-05-011.
Head motion correction using a Pilot Tone device
Impact: An
effective head motion correction approach is presented, as validated in twenty subjects.
It involves a Pilot Tone external device along with novel image reconstruction
algorithms. The approach should prove especially practical, in the sense that
it minimally impacts workflow.
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467-05-012.
Estimating the visibility of MAGnetic resonance Invisible Coil (MAGIC) to PET and MRI systems in sequential PET-MRI: Part 1
Impact: The availability of hybrid PET–MRI scanners is often limited
due to their high cost; therefore, sequential PET-MRI is usually preferred. MAGnetic resonance Invisible Coil (MAGIC) architecture's lower X-ray and CT attenuation suggests its improved PET attenuation performance in sequential PET-MRI.
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467-05-013.
Intrinsic temporal performance of a multi-mode surface coil for 7T MRI: a numerical study
Impact: This work identifies the
intrinsic link between coil sensitivity distribution and temporal stability,
providing design insights for developing motion-resilient RF coils that
maintain high tSNR performance in ultra-high-field MRI.
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467-05-014.
Fully Automated Radiofrequency Coil Array Design Optimized Against Ultimate Performance Benchmarks
Impact: Radiofrequency coils are the most important
determinant of the performance of any magnetic resonance imaging system. This
work presents the first integrated approach to replace the empirical process of
coil design with a fully automated optimization using absolute performance
benchmarks.
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467-05-015.
Low-field elliptical Halbach magnet scanner for MR-guided Focused Ultrasound deep-brain therapies.
Impact: The presented MRgFUS system can be an inexpensive alternative to conventional systems, whilst maintaining good accuracy for deep brain targeting. Such a device could bridge the gap between this technology and its adoption in more resource-limited environments.
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467-05-016.
RF Shim Alternatives to Circular Polarization for Improving B_{1}^{+} Field Symmetry at 7T
Impact: We propose alternative shims to circular polarization (CP) for combined mode imaging at 7T using a parallel-transmit (pTx) RF head coil. These shims seek to improve the symmetry of the RF transmit field compared to CP.
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