Abstract #1120

Static and dynamic parallel transmission (pTx) for human cardiac MRI at 14.0 T

Bilguun Nurzed¹, Thomas Wilhelm Eigentler^1,2, Christoph Stefan Aigner³, Sebastian Schmitter³, and Thoralf Niendorf^1,4,5

¹Berlin Ultrahigh Field Facility (B.U.F.F.), Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany, ²Technische Universität Berlin, Chair of Medical Engineering, Berlin, Germany, ³Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Braunschweig and Berlin, Germany, ⁴MRI.TOOLS GmbH, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC), a joint cooperation between the Charité Medical Faculty and the Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany

Synopsis

Transmission field inhomogeneities at ultrahigh and extreme field MRI can be offset by using static or dynamic pTx. Responding to the challenges and recognizing the opportunities of cardiac MRI, this abstract examines the feasibility of parallel transmission (pTx) using fractionated dipole (FRD) RF array configurations for static and dynamic B₁⁺ homogenization of the heart at 7.0T and 14.0T. Our results reveal that static pTx provides limited performance at 14.0 T but dynamic pTx enables uniform excitation of the heart at 14.0T. This finding is heartening and provides the technical foundation for explorations into cardiac MRI at 14.0T.

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