Ultra-high-field MRI provides improved signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and tissue contrast. However, at the same time, it exhibits stronger RF field inhomogeneity compared to lower-field MRI. Although such inhomogeneity can be mitigated by customized RF coils and parallel transmit methodology, it is often difficult to translate these to clinical use. Recently, a simple and low-cost high dielectric-constant padding has been proposed to improve the quality of 7T brain images in many sequences. Here, we propose a novel approach to suppress the MR visibility of a water-based dielectric padding by controlled addition of iron oxide contrast agent in 7T human brain MRI.
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