ISMRM22 - Contrasts at Low & High Fields: Cardiovascular + Lung

Joint Annual Meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB & ISMRT 31st Annual Meeting • 07-12 May 2022 • London, UK

Contrasts at Low & High Fields: Cardiovascular + Lung

Sunrise Course

ORGANIZERS: Karin Shmueli, Eva-Maria Ratai, Els Fieremans, Mark Does

Monday, 09 May 2022

N11 (Breakout B)

08:00 - 09:00

Moderators: Thoralf Niendorf & Rizwan Ahmad

Skill Level: Basic to Intermediate

Session Number: S-M-07

Session Number: S-M-07

Overview
This course aims to explore the role and effects of static field strength (B0) on contrasts in various applications, particularly for B0 outside the range commonly used for clinical studies.

Target Audience
Clinicians, scientists, and engineers interested is using or developing MRI at particularly high (≥ 7 T) or low (≤ 1 T) fields.

Educational Objectives
As a result of attending this course, participants should be able to:
- Describe the physical principles that influence B0-dependent contrast(s);
- Identify potential clinical and research applications of low and high field MRI; and
- Discuss the trade-offs and limitations associated with low and high field MRI.

	08:00		Cardiovascular + Lung at High Field View the Presentation Jeanette Schulz-Menger, Sebastian Schmitter 7T MR provides a higher resolution and is beneficial for quantitative MR. More details mean towards personalized results and towards noninvasive histology. Short RF wavelength is challenging and leads to inhomogeneous contrast . It can be successfully addressed by pTx. Calibration times can be minimized by technical developments. That opens the door for clinical application
	08:30		Cardiovascular + Lung at Low Field View the Presentation Rajiv Ramasawmy Learn about how the physical properties at low field (<1T) can provide opportunities for novel cardiovascular and pulmonary imaging applications. In addition, we will discuss what imaging paradigms do and don’t work at low fields, and current research exploring low field cardiothoracic imaging.