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Abstract #1218

An integrated 32-channel transmit and 64-channel receive 7 tesla MRI system

Edward Auerbach1, Lance DelaBarre1, Pierre-Francois Van de Moortele1, John Strupp1, Rene Gumbrecht2, Andreas Potthast2, Georg Pirkl2, Steen Moeller1, Brian Hanna1, Andrea Grant1, Gregor Adriany1, and Kâmil Uğurbil1

1Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States, 2Siemens Healthcare, Erlangen, Germany

At 7T, commercial MRI systems are currently available with a maximum of 8-16 transmit channels and 32 receive channels. To explore the potential benefits of increasing these numbers, which have been predicted by prior experimental and simulation work, we have developed and installed 32-channel RF transmitter and 64-channel receiver upgrades for a standard 7T commercial MRI system. These additions have been fully integrated into the system in a way that they can be reliably employed for routine studies without requiring significant workflow modifications or special user training.

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