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Abstract #3476

Selective Excitation of Arbitrary Three-Dimensional Targets in vivo Using Parallel Transmit

Martin Haas1, Jeff Snyder1, Stefanie Buchenau1, Denis Kokorin1, 2, Johannes T. Schneider1, 3, Peter Ullmann3, Jrgen Hennig1, Maxim Zaitsev1

1Department of Radiology, Medical Physics, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; 2International Tomography Center, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation; 3Bruker BioSpin MRI GmbH, Ettlingen, Germany

Spatially selective excitation of an arbitrary three-dimensional target pattern is demonstrated in vivo in the head of a volunteer at 3T for the first time. A parallel transmit system with eight independent RF channels is used in combination with a slew-optimized single-shot 3D shells trajectory. The good excitation fidelity allows for the reduction of the field of view below the extent of the head and consequently for a shorter acquisition with higher spatial resolution.

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