Joint Annual Meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB & ISMRT 31st Annual Meeting • 07-12 May 2022 • London, UK
08:00 | MSK + Body at Low Field Video Permission Withheld
Najat Salameh
Contrast in MRI is obtained by leveraging the relaxation times of the different tissue species and can vary not only with the pathology/condition, but also with the static magnetic field strength (B0) of the MRI scanner. More specifically, it is known that T1 dispersion increases with decreasing B0. This point was overlooked for many decades but is now revived with the (re)growing interest of low-field MRI in the community. The potential added value of low-field MRI will be discussed and illustrated with various examples showcasing how low-field could complement the current MSK + Body imaging landscape.
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08:30 | MSK + Body at High Field
Giacomo Aringhieri, Salvatore Fanni
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at fields strengths ranging up to 3T is an imaging technique with a well-recognized clinical value. The benefits of MRI may be furtherly expanded with the adoption of ultra-high field (UHF) MRI. The push to explore increasing static field is the potential for an improved relative contrast between tissues and higher contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR). However, many of these benefits are frequently challenging to achieve and do not come without a price. Moreover, improved CNR do not necessarily lead to a clinical benefit.
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