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Abstract #2659

Phased Array Probehead for Magnetic Resonance

Oliver G. Gruschke1, Elmar Fischer2, Maxim Zaitsev2, Jrgen Hennig2, Jan G. Korvink1, 3

1Lab. of Simulation, University of Freiburg - IMTEK, Freiburg, Germany; 2Dept. of Radiology Medical Physics, University Medical Center, Freiburg, Germany; 3Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies FRIAS, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

The integration of a Helmholtz coil with our previously published phased array of microcoils, allows creating a high-resolution probehead. Increasing the usability and creating the option for a future use in a MR scanner with a small bore diameter.

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