Abstract #4153

Reducing Central Brightening and Increasing Penetration Depth with Single-Channel Transmit Systems at 7 Tesla Using a TIAMO-Like Method

Stephan Orzada¹,², Sren Johst¹,², Andreas K. Bitz¹,², Oliver Kraff¹,², Mark E. Ladd¹,², Stefan Maderwald¹

¹Erwin L. Hahn Institute for MRI, Essen, NRW, Germany; ²Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, NRW, Germany

At field strengths of 7 Tesla and above, severe B1 inhomogeneities cause problems due to non-uniform contrast and SNR distributions. Most methods proposed to mitigate these problems rely on multi-channel transmit systems.