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Abstract #0698

Monoplanar Gradient System for Imaging with Nonlinear Gradients

SUMMA25Sebastian Littin1, Daniel Gallichan1, Anna Masako Welz1, Andrew Dewdney2, Feng Jia3, Chris Cocosco1, Jrgen Hennig1, Maxim Zaitsev1

1Dept. of Radiology, Medical Physics, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; 2Siemens Healthcare, Erlangen, Germany; 3Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS), University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

Here we present the design and show the process of building a high performance nonlinear monoplanar PatLoc gradient system (FlatLoc). This hand build system is dedicated for imaging the heart, abdomen and pelvis and was successfully implemented in our 3T whole-body scanner and first images were acquired.

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