Matthias
Alexander Dieringer1,2, Fabian Hezel1, Wolfgang Renz,
1,3, Philipp Boy, 12, Bernd Ittermann, 1,4,
Frank Seifert, 1,4, Tomasz Lindel, 1,4, Thoralf
Niendorf1,2
1Berlin Ultrahigh Field Facility,
Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany; 2Experimental
and Clinical Research Center (ECRC), Charit Campus Buch,
Humboldt-University, Berlin, Germany; 3Siemens Healthcare, Erlangen,
Germany; 4Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Berlin,
Germany
Abdominal
imaging examinations constitute a growing fraction of clinical MRI exams.
Since ultrahigh field magnetic resonance imaging becomes more widespread, a range
of applications established in the clinical scenario at 1.5 T and 3.0 T is
emerging at 7.0 T. An eight channel transceiver surface coil array together
with a 2D fast gradient echo sequence delivered high details of abdominal
sub-millimeter anatomic structures, such as the gallbladder wall and subtle
liver vessels without the application of contrast agent, and enabled
T2*-Mapping of the liver at 7.0 T.