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Abstract #4944

Field-based spatial self-registration of multi-coil hardware for B0 field control

Isabelle Zinghini1, Ian Macleod1, Carlotta Ianniello1, Sebastian Theilenberg1, and Christoph Juchem1,2
1Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States, 2Radiology, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States

Synopsis

Keywords: System Imperfections, System Imperfections: Measurement & Correction

Motivation: Successful multi-coil B0 field control relies on reproducible hardware placement.

Goal(s): Our goal was to detect hardware misplacements from MC-generated field patterns alone (i.e. without field probes) to allow spatial transformations for correction.

Approach: We co-registered unique field maps before and after hardware displacements to derive the underlying translation and rotation parameters.

Results: In simulation and preliminary scanner validation, hardware misplacements were detected with sub-millimeter/sub-degree precision.

Impact: Field-based spatial self-registration for multi-coil field inserts is expected to allow optimal B0 field control even with differences in hardware placement, thus preserving the best shim performance.

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