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1
Comparison of Relative H2 17O Signal in Different Brain Lobes Using Dynamic 17O MRI at 7 Tesla
Louise S. Ebersberger, cand. med.
German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
Heidelberg, Germany
2
Reference-Based Approach for Artifacts Reduction in Readout-Segmented Spectroscopic Imaging at 7T
Amir Seginer, Ph.D.
Siemens Healthineers
Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel
3
Quantification of High-Field 1H Downfield MRS Metabolites & Cross-Relaxation Using Time-Domain Spectral Fitting
Sophia Swago, B.Eng.
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA, USA
4
Universal Fat-Water kT-Point Pulses for UHF Body MRI: Calibration-Free Off-Resonance Robust Excitation
Christoph S. Aigner, Ph.D.
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
Berlin, Germany
5
RF Coil Concepts for Cardiac MR at 14.0T
Bilguun Nurzed, M.Sc.
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany
6
Optimised Temporal Diffusion Ratio for Imaging Restricted Diffusion
William R. Warner, M.Sc.
University College London
London, England, UK
7
High-Resolution Quantitative T2 Mapping at 7T MRI with STARE (Steady-State T2 And RF Estimation)
Rita Schmidt, Ph.D.
Weizmann Intitute of Science
Rehovot, Israel
8
High-Resolution VASO fMRI Using Single-Shot SMS Spiral-Out Readout
Denizhan Kurban, M.Sc.
Maastricht University
Maastricht, The Netherlands
9
Towards Whole-Brain Layer-fMRI Connectivity: Methodological Advancements for Functional Layer Connectomics
Kenshu Koiso, B.Sc.
The University of Electro-Communications
Chofu, Japan
10
A Separation Between Motor & Sensory Somatotopic Maps in the Human Cerebellum
Emma Brouwer, M.Sc.
Spinoza Centre for Neuroimaging
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
11
Dynamics of Diffusion Kurtosis Sources Along Stroke Progression Deciphered by Correlation Tensor Imaging
Rita Alves, M.Sc.
Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown
Lisbon, Portugal
12
Measures of Quantitative MRI Relate to Severity of Major Depressive Disorder
G. Jurjen Heij, M.Sc.
Spinoza Centre for Neuroimaging
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
13
Dynamic Parallel Transmit Diffusion MRI at 7T
Minghao Zhang, M.Sc.
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, England, UK
14
Optimisation of Dual Flip Angle T1 Mapping at 7T with B1+ Transmit Variability
Jyoti Mangal, Ph.D. Candidate
King's College London
London, England, UK
15
7T Parallel Transmit (pTx) MRI of the Cervical Spinal Cord: Preliminary In Vivo B1 Shimming & VOP Preparation
Aurélien Destruel, Ph.D.
CRMBM-CEMEREM (Aix-Marseille University)
Marseille, France
16
Prediction of Human Brain Microstructure from Raw Diffusion MRI Data Using Deep Neural Networks
Emmanuelle Weber, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
17
A 32-Channel Sleeve Antenna Receiver Array for Human Head MRI Applications at 10.5 T
Myunk-Kyun Woo, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, USA
18
Field-Mapping-Embedded EPI for Geometric Distortion Correction at 7T
Didi Chi, M.Eng.
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
19
MR Thermometry in the Brain at 7T Using a Multi-Echo Water-Fat Separation Model: Motion-Induced Field Disturbance
Mathijs Kikken, B.Sc.
Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
20
Acquisition with Self Correction for Image Inhomogeneity (ASCII) for 7T In Vivo Imaging
Edward M. Green, M.Sc.
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
21
Pseudo-Golden Angle 3D Radial Echo-Planar Imaging for BOLD Functional MRI at Ultra-High Field
Christoph A. Rettenmeier, Ph.D.
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, HI, USA
22
Contrast-Enhanced Cerebral Blood Volume fMRI in Mouse Visual Cortex at 9.4T Using Ultrashort Echo Times
Naman Jain, M.Sc.
University of Queensland
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
23
Differential Laminar Activation in the Medial & Lateral Entorhinal Cortex in the Human Brain Revealed by Laminar Functional MRI at 7T
Kaihua Zhang, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD, USA
24
Sodium Relaxation Parameters Reflect Changes in the Biochemical Composition of Cartilage: Ex Vivo Study of Human Knee Cartilage Maturation at 10.5T
Stefan Zbyn, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, USA
25
Accelerated High-Resolution 3D Isotropic Wrist MRI at 7 Tesla: Compressed Sensing vs. SENSE
Bobby A. Runderkamp, M.Sc.
Amsterdam UMC
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
26
Associations of Aging- & AD-Associated 7T MRS Neurochemical Profiles with Cognition & Personality
Michael Wolf, B.S.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, USA
27
Mitigating B1+ Inhomogeneity at Ultra-High Field Using Non-Localized Efficiency Shimming & Acquisition Modes Optimized for Refocused Echo (AMORE)
Xiaoxuan He, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, USA
28
Cerebello-Cerebral Resting-State Functional Connectivity: A Proof-of-Concept Report Using 7T MRI & Gradient-Based Cerebellar Seeds
Sheeba Arnold-Anteraper, Ph.D.
Carle Health
Urbana, IL, USA
29
Two-Dimensional Population Receptive Field Mapping of Human Primary Somatosensory Cortex
Michael Asghar, Ph.D.
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, England, UK
30
Safe MRI of Passive Implants Using Optimized Excitation Vector-Driven Parallel Transmission at 7.0 T
Mostafa Berangi, M.Sc.
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany
31
Acceptance Tests of an Ultra-High Field MR System: A Protocol in Compliance with New Standard IEC 62464–1:2018
Laura Biagi, Ph.D.
IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris
Pisa, Italy
32
Mapping Functional Cortical Reorganization in Adult Rats at 9.4T
Joana Carvalho, Ph.D.
Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown
Lisbon, Portugal
33
MRI Quantification of Myelin Alterations in an Absence Seizure Mouse Model
Gustavo Chau Loo Kung, M.Sc.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
34
Demonstration of Distinct Iron Deposition Patterns in Gliomas Using 7T Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping
Sanjeev Chawla, Ph.D., DABMP
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA, USA
35
Study Design & Example Imaging Results from CUPS: The Champaign Urbana Population Study
Bruce M. Damon, Ph.D.
Stephens Family Clinical Research Institute
Urbana, IL, USA
36
Improved Vessel Wall Imaging at 7T Using DANTE-SPACE with Neck-Specific pTx Shims
Matthijs H.S. de Buck, M.Sc.
University of Oxford
Oxford, England, UK
37
Enhancing Resolution of Quantitative MRI R1 Maps Using Image Quality Transfer & Deep Learning
Georgia Doumou, M.Res.
King's College London
London, England, UK
38
Uncovering Depth-Dependent & Task-Modulated Activation in the Ventral Temporal Lobe with Ultra-High Field fMRI
Logan T. Dowdle, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, USA
39
High Temporo-Spatial Resolution VASO Reveals Differential Laminar Reactivity to Short Stimuli at 7T
Sebastian Dresbach, M.Sc.
Maastricht University
Maastricht, The Netherlands
40
Optimization of the Transmit RF Pulse Properties for Turbo Spin Echo Musculoskeletal Imaging at 7 Tesla: Image Quality Improvements with Scan Time Reductions
Andrew J. Fagan, Ph.D.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, USA
41
Hybrid Volume-Surface Integral Equation Method for Rapid Electromagnetic Simulations in Ultra-High-Field MRI
Ilias Giannakopoulos, Ph.D.
New York University
New York, NY, USA
42
Towards In-Vivo 3D Liver Imaging at 7T Using kT-Point pTx Pulses & a 32-TX-Channel Whole-Body RF Coil
Johannes A. Grimm, M.Sc.
German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
Heidelberg, Germany
43
A SPherical NonSelective (SPENS) Transmit k-Space Trajectory for Parallel Transmit (pTx) Excitation Pulses
Jürgen Herrler, M.Sc.
University Hospital Erlangen
Erlangen, Germany
44
B1+ Efficiency & Intrinsic Coupling of Transmit Antennas for 7T Neuroimaging
Max Joris Hubmann, M.Sc.
Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
Magdeburg, Germany
45
Soma & Neurite Density Imaging (SANDI) Informs on Early Changes in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease
Andrada Ianus, Ph.D.
Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown
Lisbon, Portugal
46
Rapid B1+ Mapping Using a Sandwiched Train Saturated TurboFLASH Sequence at 7T
James L. Kent, M.Sc.
University of Oxford
Oxford, England, UK
47
Unsupervised Deep Learning for Fast Parallel Transmit Design
Toygan Kilic, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, USA
48
Learning-Based Cardiac Cine MRI Reconstruction at 7T
Andreas Kofler, Ph.D.
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
Berlin, Germany
49
Sensitivity of Diffusion MRI to White Matter Pathology: Influence of Diffusion Protocol & Magnetic Field Strength in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Evgenios N. Kornaropoulos, Ph.D.
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
50
Fast & Accurate Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping via Combined Parallel Imaging & Compressed Sensing
Marta Lancione, Ph.D.
IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris
Pisa, Italy
51
Transceiver Performance for Human Brain at 7T
Xin Li, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, USA
52
Brain-Wide Sensory Aberrations in a Parkinson’s Disease Mouse Model Revealed by Functional MRI
Ruxanda Lungu, M.Sc.
Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown
Lisbon, Portugal
53
Combined 23Na & pTx1H Imaging for Prostate MRI at 7 Tesla
Christian R. Meixner, M.Sc.
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Erlangen, Germany
54
Functional MRI in the Olfactory Bulb & Associated Olfactory Regions in the Human Brain on 7T
Xinyuan Miao, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD, USA
55
3D Stack of Spirals Acquisitions for VASO fMRI
Alejandro Monreal, M.Sc.
Maastricht University
Maastricht, The Netherlands
56
Reproducibility of Cohesive Parcellation on 7T rsfMRI
Ajay Nemani, Ph.D.
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH, USA
57
Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography of the Lenticulostriate Arteries by 7 Tesla
Christopher Osuafor, M.B.B.S., MRCPI
Unviersity of Cambridge
Cambridge, England, UK
58
Biochemical Imaging of Ex Vivo Osteochondral Plugs at 9.4T MRI: Using gagCEST & T2-Mapping to Image Cartilage Quality
Marloes Peters, Ph.D.
Maastricht University Medical Center
Maastricht, The Netherlands
59
Design & Evaluation of a Helmet RF Applicator for Enhanced RF Power Deposition in Thermal MR of Brain Tumors at 7.0T
Faezeh Rahimi, M.Sc.
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany
60
En Route to Translational fMRI: NORDIC Thermal Noise Reduction for Probing Full Sensory Circuits in Mice at 9.4T
Henning M. Reimann, Ph.D.
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany
61
Investigating the Effects of HPM in Ultra-High Field MRI: An Analytical Framework
Giuseppe Ruello, Ph.D.
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Naples, Italy
62
Implant-Friendly MRI of Bilateral DBS Electrodes at 7 T
Alireza Sadeghi-Tarakameh, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, USA
63
Design & Evaluation of 16-Channel Hybrid Dipole+Loop RF Applicators for Thermal MR at 7.0T & 9.4T
Nandita Saha, M.Sc.
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany
64
Comparison of Measured & Setup-Specific Simulated B1+ Fields for Abdominal Sodium MRI at 7T
Anna Scheipers, M.Sc.
German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
Heidelberg, Germany
65
Evidence for an Intercollicular Auditory Push/Pull Mechanism Revealed by BOLD fMRI
Frederico Severo, M.Sc.
Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown
Lisbon, Portugal
66
Leveraging Redundancy in Simultaneous Multi-Slice Acquisitions to Improve Spike Detection at 7T
Jagjit S. Sidhu, Ph.D.
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH, USA
67
In Vivo Monitoring of Cerebral BHB Metabolism Using 2H-MR Spectroscopy at 9.4T
Narayan Datt Soni, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA, USA
68
Non-Local Means Denoising of 7T Functional MR Images: Enhancing Spatial Accuracy of Fine-Grained Task-Specific Neurosignatures?
Igor F. Tellez Ceja, M.Sc.
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany
69
Optimal Cost Functions for the Static pTX B1+-Shimming in Ultra-High Magnetic Field Cardiac MRI
Maxim V. Terekhov, Ph.D.
University Hospital Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
70
Comparison of Fat Artifact Correction Methods for CEST MRI at 7T
Katharina Tkotz, M.Sc.
University Hospital Erlangen
Erlangen, Germany
71
In Vivo 31P MRSI of the Whole Human Liver at 7 Tesla Using a 31P Whole-Body Transmit Coil & 16-Channel Receive Array: Effects of PCA-Based Denoising & Choice of Coil Combination Method on Test-Retest Reliability
Lieke van den Wildenberg, M.Sc.
University Medical Center Utrecht
Utrecht, The Netherlands
72
B1 Uniformity Improvement of Traveling-Wave MRI Using a Waveguide with No Cutoff Frequency at 15.2T
Fabian Vazquez, Ph.D.
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Mexico City, Mexico
73
Measurement of the Knee Articular Cartilage Thickness Using 7T Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Dominik Vilimek, M.Sc.
Medical University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria
74
Experimental Validation of a B1 Theoretical Model for a Birdcage Coil for Preclinical UHF MRI
Alejandro Villareal, Ph.D.
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Mexico City, Mexico
75
8-Channel Dipolectric Antenna Array for Occipital Lobe MRI at 7T
Daniel Wenz, Ph.D.
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Lausanne, Switzerland
76
Probing Simultaneously Recorded EEG & fMRI Connectomes from 1.5T to 7T
Jonathan Wirsich, Ph.D.
University of Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland