@inproceedings{BeckerBragard2024,
  author    = {Becker, Tim and Bragard, Michael},
  title     = {Low-Voltage DC Training Lab for Electric Drives - Optimizing the Balancing Act Between High Student Throughput and Individual Learning Speed},
  series = {2024 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)},
  booktitle = {2024 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)},
  publisher = {IEEE},
  address   = {New York, NY},
  issn      = {2165-9559},
  doi       = {10.1109/EDUCON60312.2024.10578902},
  pages     = {8 Seiten},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {After a brief introduction of conventional laboratory structures, this work focuses on an innovative and universal approach for a setup of a training laboratory for electric machines and drive systems. The novel approach employs a central 48 V DC bus, which forms the backbone of the structure. Several sets of DC machine, asynchronous machine and synchronous machine are connected to this bus. The advantages of the novel system structure are manifold, both from a didactic and a technical point of view: Student groups can work on their own performance level in a highly parallelized and at the same time individualized way. Additional training setups (similar or different) can easily be added. Only the total power dissipation has to be provided, i.e. the DC bus balances the power flow between the student groups. Comparative results of course evaluations of several cohorts of students are shown.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{AliaziziOezsoyluBakhshiSichanietal.2024,
  author    = {Aliazizi, Fereshteh and {\"O}zsoylu, Dua and Bakhshi Sichani, Soroush and Khorshid, Mehran and Glorieux, Christ and Robbens, Johan and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael J. and Wagner, Patrick},
  title     = {Development and Calibration of a Microfluidic, Chip-Based Sensor System for Monitoring the Physical Properties of Water Samples in Aquacultures},
  series = {Micromachines},
  volume    = {15},
  journal   = {Micromachines},
  number    = {6},
  publisher = {MDPI},
  address   = {Basel},
  issn      = {2072-666X},
  doi       = {10.3390/mi15060755},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {In this work, we present a compact, bifunctional chip-based sensor setup that measures the temperature and electrical conductivity of water samples, including specimens from rivers and channels, aquaculture, and the Atlantic Ocean. For conductivity measurements, we utilize the impedance amplitude recorded via interdigitated electrode structures at a single triggering frequency. The results are well in line with data obtained using a calibrated reference instrument. The new setup holds for conductivity values spanning almost two orders of magnitude (river versus ocean water) without the need for equivalent circuit modelling. Temperature measurements were performed in four-point geometry with an on-chip platinum RTD (resistance temperature detector) in the temperature range between 2 °C and 40 °C, showing no hysteresis effects between warming and cooling cycles. Although the meander was not shielded against the liquid, the temperature calibration provided equivalent results to low conductive Milli-Q and highly conductive ocean water. The sensor is therefore suitable for inline and online monitoring purposes in recirculating aquaculture systems.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{FrauenrathDieringerPateletal.2011,
  author    = {Frauenrath, Tobias and Dieringer, Matthias and Patel, Nishant and Zerdem, Celal and Hentschel, Jan and Renz, Wolfgang and Niendorf, Thoralf},
  title     = {From Artifact to Merit: Cardiac Gated MRI at 7T \& 3T using Magneto-Hydrodynamic Effects for Synchronization},
  series = {2011 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings},
  journal   = {2011 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings},
  issn      = {1545-4428},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {ECG is corrupted by magneto-hydrodynamic effects at higher magnetic field strength. Artifacts in the ECG trace and severe T-wave elevation might be mis-interpreted as R-waves. MHD being inherently sensitive to blood flow and blood velocity provides an alternative approach for cardiac gating, even in peripheral target areas far away from the commonly used upper torso positions of ECG electrodes. This feature would be very beneficial to address traveling time induced motion artifacts and trigger latency related issues raised by ECG-gated peripheral MR angiography. For all those reasons, this work proposes the use of MHD-trigger for cardiac gated MR.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{FrauenrathdeGeyerd'OrthNiendorf2011,
  author    = {Frauenrath, Tobias and de Geyer d'Orth, Thibaut and Niendorf, Thoralf},
  title     = {Assessment of Accuracy \& Reproducibility of ECG, Pulse Oximetry \& Phonocardiogram Gating of Cardiac MRI at 7T},
  series = {2011 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings},
  journal   = {2011 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings},
  issn      = {1545-4428},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {At (ultra)high magnetic fields the artifact sensitivity of ECG recordings increases. This bears the risk of R-wave mis-registration which has been consistently reported for ECG triggered CMR at 7.0T. Realizing the constraints of conventional ECG, acoustic cardiac triggering (ACT) has been proposed. The clinical ACT has not been carefully examined yet. For this reason, this work scrutinizes the suitability, accuracy and reproducibility of ACT for CMR at 7.0T. For this purpose, the trigger reliability and trigger detection variance are examined together with an qualitative and quantitative assessment of image quality of the heart at 7.0T.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{MartinFrauenrathZerdemetal.2011,
  author    = {Martin, Conrad Steven and Frauenrath, Tobias and Zerdem, Celal and Renz, Wolfgang and Niendorf, Thoralf},
  title     = {Evaluation of Magneto Alert Sensor (MALSE) to Improve MR Safety by Decreasing the Incidence of Ferromagnetic Projectile Accidents},
  series = {2011 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings},
  journal   = {2011 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings},
  issn      = {1545-4428},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {The magnetic forces of fringe magnetic fields of MR systems on ferromagnetic components can impose a severe patient, occupational health and safety hazard. MRI accidents are listed as number 9 of the top 10 risks in modern medicine. With the advent of ultrahigh field MR systems including passively shielded magnet versions, this risk, commonly known as the missile or projectile effect is even more pronounced. A strategy employing magnetic field sensors which can be attached to ferromagnetic objects that are commonly used in a clinical environment is conceptually appealing for the pursuit of reducing the risk of ferromagnetic projectile accidents.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{FrauenrathRenzRiegeretal.2010,
  author    = {Frauenrath, Tobias and Renz, Wolfgang and Rieger, Jan and G{\"o}mmel, Andreas and Butenweg, Christoph and Niendorf, Thoralf},
  title     = {High Spatial Resolution 3D MRI of the Larynx Using a Dedicated TX/RX Phased Array Coil at 7.0T},
  series = {2010 ISMRM-ESMRMB joint annual meeting},
  journal   = {2010 ISMRM-ESMRMB joint annual meeting},
  issn      = {1545-4428},
  year      = {2010},
  abstract  = {MRI holds great potential for elucidating laryngeal and vocal fold anatomy together with the assessment of physiological processes associated in human phonation. However, MRI of human phonation remains very challenging due to the small size of the targeted structures, interfering signal from fat, air between the vocal folds and surrounding muscles and physiological motion. These anatomical/physiological constraints translate into stringent technical requirements in balancing, scan time, image contrast, immunity to physiological motion, temporal resolution and spatial resolution. Motivated by these challenges and limitations this study is aiming at translating the sensitivity gain at ultra-high magnetic fields for enhanced high spatial resolution 3D imaging of the larynx and vocal tract. To approach this goal a dedicated two channel TX/RX larynx coil is being proposed.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{HezelFrauenrathRenzetal.2010,
  author    = {Hezel, Fabian and Frauenrath, Tobias and Renz, Wolfgang and Schulz-Menger, Jeanette and Niendorf, Thoralf},
  title     = {Feasibility of CINE Myocardial T2* Mapping Using Susceptibility Weighted Gradient-Echo Imaging at 7.0 T},
  series = {2010 ISMRM-ESMRMB joint annual meeting},
  journal   = {2010 ISMRM-ESMRMB joint annual meeting},
  issn      = {1545-4428},
  year      = {2010},
  abstract  = {This study is designed to demonstrate the promise of susceptibility weighted 2D CINE FLASH and T2* Mapping of the heart at 7T.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{FrauenrathBeckerHezeletal.2010,
  author    = {Frauenrath, Tobias and Becker, Meike and Hezel, Fabian and Krombach, Gabriele A. and Kremer, Ute and Schulz-Menger, Jeanette and Niendorf, Thoralf},
  title     = {Comparison of Left Function Assessment Using Phonocardiogram and Electrocardiogram Triggered 2D SSFP CINE MR Imaging at 1.5 T and 3.0 T},
  series = {2010 ISMRM-ESMRMB joint annual meeting},
  journal   = {2010 ISMRM-ESMRMB joint annual meeting},
  issn      = {1545-4428},
  year      = {2010},
  abstract  = {As high-field cardiac MRI (CMR) becomes more widespread the propensity of ECG to distortions and mistriggering increases and with it the motivation for a cardiac triggering alternative. Hence, this study explores the suitability of acoustic cardiac triggering (ACT) for left ventricular (LV) function assessment in healthy subjects at 1.5T and 3.0T.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{DieringerRenzLindeletal.2010,
  author    = {Dieringer, Matthias A. and Renz, Wolfgang and Lindel, Tomasz and Seifert, Frank and Frauenrath, Tobias and Waiczies, Helmar and von Knobelsdorff-Brenkhoff, Florian and Santoro, Davide and Hoffmann, Werner and Ittermann, Bernd and Schulz-Menger, Jeanette and Niendorf, Thoralf},
  title     = {4CH TX/RX Surface Coil for 7T: Design, Optimization and Application for Cardiac Function Imaging},
  series = {2010 ISMRM-ESMRMB joint annual meeting},
  journal   = {2010 ISMRM-ESMRMB joint annual meeting},
  issn      = {1545-4428},
  year      = {2010},
  abstract  = {Practical impediments of ultra high field cardiovascular MR (CVMR) can be catalogued in exacerbated magnetic field and radio frequency (RF) inhomogeneities, susceptibility and off-resonance effects, conductive and dielectric effects in tissue, and RF power deposition constraints, which all bear the potential to spoil the benefit of CVMR at 7T. Therefore, a four element cardiac transceive surface coil array was developed. Cardiac imaging provided clinically acceptable signal homogeneity with an excellent blood myocardium contrast. Subtle anatomic structures, such as pericardium, mitral and tricuspid valves and their apparatus, papillary muscles, and trabecles were accurately delineated.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{FiedlerOrzadaFloeseretal.2021,
  author    = {Fiedler, Thomas M. and Orzada, Stephan and Fl{\"o}ser, Martina and Rietsch, Stefan H. G. and Quick, Harald H. and Ladd, Mark E. and Bitz, Andreas},
  title     = {Performance analysis of integrated RF microstrip transmit antenna arrays with high channel count for body imaging at 7 T},
  series = {NMR in Biomedicine},
  volume    = {34},
  journal   = {NMR in Biomedicine},
  number    = {7},
  publisher = {Wiley},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  issn      = {0952-3480 (ISSN)},
  doi       = {10.1002/nbm.4515},
  pages     = {18 SeitenWiley},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {The aim of the current study was to investigate the performance of integrated RF transmit arrays with high channel count consisting of meander microstrip antennas for body imaging at 7 T and to optimize the position and number of transmit ele- ments. RF simulations using multiring antenna arrays placed behind the bore liner were performed for realistic exposure conditions for body imaging. Simulations were performed for arrays with as few as eight elements and for arrays with high channel counts of up to 48 elements. The B1+ field was evaluated regarding the degrees of freedom for RF shimming in the abdomen. Worst-case specific absorption rate (SARwc ), SAR overestimation in the matrix compression, the number of virtual obser- vation points (VOPs) and SAR efficiency were evaluated. Constrained RF shimming was performed in differently oriented regions of interest in the body, and the devia- tion from a target B1+ field was evaluated. Results show that integrated multiring arrays are able to generate homogeneous B1+ field distributions for large FOVs, espe- cially for coronal/sagittal slices, and thus enable body imaging at 7 T with a clinical workflow; however, a low duty cycle or a high SAR is required to achieve homoge- neous B1+ distributions and to exploit the full potential. In conclusion, integrated arrays allow for high element counts that have high degrees of freedom for the pulse optimization but also produce high SARwc , which reduces the SAR accuracy in the VOP compression for low-SAR protocols, leading to a potential reduction in array performance. Smaller SAR overestimations can increase SAR accuracy, but lead to a high number of VOPs, which increases the computational cost for VOP evaluation and makes online SAR monitoring or pulse optimization challenging. Arrays with interleaved rings showed the best results in the study.},
  language  = {en}
}