Quantitative Evaluation of the Current Status of Carotid Artery Imaging at 7T with Respect to 3T

Wouter Koning¹, Hanneke Bluemink¹, Tijl A. van der Velden¹, Michel Italiaander¹, Peter R. Luijten¹, Jaco J.M. Zwanenburg¹, Dennis W. J. Klomp¹

MRI of the carotid arteries at 7T was evaluated and quantitatively compared to 3T. High resolution turbo spin echo images of a series volunteers were acquired at both field strengths for qualitative comparison. Intrinsic SNR and T2 in the vessel wall was measured for quantitative comparison.