Abstract #2098
Comparison of ultra-high field MRI of ancient remains at 9.4T and 3T
Agazi Samuel Tesfai1, Johannes Fischer1, Ali Caglar Özen1, Sébastien Bär1,2, Patrick Eppenberger3, Lena Öhrström3, Frank Rühli3, Ute Ludwig1, and Michael Bock1
1Dept.of Radiology, Medical Physics, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, 2Department of Neurosurgery, Section for Neuroelectronic Systems, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, 3Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Synopsis
Ancient mummified samples have ultra-short T2* which decreases with increasing field strength. Here, image quality and T2* relaxation times are compared for different tissues of a mummified hand between a clinical 3T and a preclinical 9.4T system using a 3D UTE sequence. Although T2* is shorter at 9.4T, image quality was superior to 3T, justifying the benefits of ultra-high fields (UHF).
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