Abstract #2748

Improved 2D RF Shimming with a Local Detunable 8-Element Transmit/Receive Coil Array Using DREAM and SENSE at 3T

Christoph Leussler¹, Peter Vernickel¹, Christian Findeklee¹, Daniel Wirtz¹, Peter Brnert², Kay Nehrke¹

¹Philips Technologie GmbH, Hamburg, Germany; ²Philips Research Laboratory, Hamburg, Germany

A dual mode Tx/RX coil is presented. In a first mode, the coil acts as a receive only coil array in combination with the conventional transmit body coil.