Abstract #2292

Spatial Selection by Signal Spoiling with a 3 Channel Flat Gradient Coil

Walter R.T. Witschey¹,², Sebastian Littin³, Daniel Gallichan³, Christian A. Cocosco³, Anna Masako Welz³, Hans Weber³, Gerrit Schultz³, Andrew Dewdney³, Felix Wehrli¹, Juergen Hennig³, Maxim Zaitsev⁴

¹Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States; ²Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States; ³Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; ⁴Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, United States

Spatial selection is achieved by spoiling the MR signal at the boundaries of anatomical shapes. This controlled spoiling is achieved here using a new 3-channel, flat gradient coil integrated with the patient table.