Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:

• List and explain the advantages of imaging, spectroscopy, and fMRI at field strengths of 3T and higher compared to 1.5T and lower;
• Describe the basic components of a high field system for clinical imaging and research;
• Imaging; list clinical imaging methods, applications, and resaerch directions enhanced by high field MRI;
• Spectroscopy; appraise spectroscopy as a diagnostic tool at 3T; review research progress at fields to 7T;
• fMRI; evaluate the clinical potential of fMRI at 3T and research applications to 7T; explain fMRI contrast mechanisms and their dependency on field strength;
• Recognize the role(s) of high field fMRI in the clinic or laboratory.

The final seven minutes of each talk will be reserved for questions.