Abstract #0714

First In-Vivo Results with a PatLoc Gradient Insert Coil for Human Head Imaging

Chris A. Cocosco¹, Daniel Gallichan¹, Andrew J. Dewdney², Gerrit Schultz¹, Anna M. Welz¹, Walter R. T. Witschey¹, Hans Weber¹, Juergen Hennig¹, Maxim Zaitsev¹

¹Dept. of Radiology, Medical Physics, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg (i.Br.), B.W., Germany; ²Siemens Healthcare Imaging, Erlangen, Germany

We report on the first in-vivo results with a prototype PatLoc gradient insert coil designed for human head imaging on a clinical 3T scanner. We found imaging volunteers with this PatLoc non-linear spatial encoding system to be safe, feasible, and to deliver locally improved image resolution.