@article{BeckerDelfmannEggertetal.2012,
  author    = {Becker, J{\"o}rg and Delfmann, Patrick and Eggert, Mathias and Schwittay, Sebastian},
  title     = {Generalizability and Applicability of Model-Based Business Process Compliance-Checking Approaches — A State-of-the-Art Analysis and Research Roadmap},
  series = {Business Research : BuR},
  volume    = {5},
  journal   = {Business Research : BuR},
  number    = {2},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Heidelberg},
  issn      = {1866-8658},
  doi       = {10.1007/BF03342739},
  pages     = {221 -- 247},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {With a steady increase of regulatory requirements for business processes, automation support of compliance management is a field garnering increasing attention in Information Systems research. Several approaches have been developed to support compliance checking of process models. One major challenge for such approaches is their ability to handle different modeling techniques and compliance rules in order to enable widespread adoption and application. Applying a structured literature search strategy, we reflect and discuss compliance-checking approaches in order to provide an insight into their generalizability and evaluation. The results imply that current approaches mainly focus on special modeling techniques and/or a restricted set of types of compliance rules. Most approaches abstain from real-world evaluation which raises the question of their practical applicability. Referring to the search results, we propose a roadmap for further research in model-based business process compliance checking.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{BeckerEggertFleischeretal.2012,
  author    = {Becker, J{\"o}rg and Eggert, Mathias and Fleischer, Stefan and Heddier, Marcel and Knackstedt, Ralf},
  title     = {Data Warehouse Design and Legal Visualization - The Applicability of H2 for Reporting},
  series = {Proceedings of the 23rd Australasian Conference on Information Systems 2012},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the 23rd Australasian Conference on Information Systems 2012},
  pages     = {11 S.},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {de}
}
@inproceedings{BeckerEggertHeddieretal.2012,
  author    = {Becker, J{\"o}rg and Eggert, Mathias and Heddier, Marcel and Knackstedt, Ralf},
  title     = {Merging Conceptual Modeling and Law for Legally Compliant Information Systems Design - A Framework-Based Research Agenda},
  series = {45th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2012},
  booktitle = {45th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2012},
  isbn      = {978-0-7695-4525-7},
  doi       = {10.1109/HICSS.2012.428},
  pages     = {5241 -- 5248},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@incollection{BeckerKnackstedtEggertetal.2012,
  author    = {Becker, J{\"o}rg and Knackstedt, Ralf and Eggert, Mathias and Fleischer, Stefan},
  title     = {Fachkonzeptionelle Modellierung von Berichtspflichten in Finanzaufsicht und Verwaltung mit dem H2-Toolset},
  series = {Auf dem Weg zu einer offenen, smarten und vernetzten Verwaltungskultur},
  booktitle = {Auf dem Weg zu einer offenen, smarten und vernetzten Verwaltungskultur},
  publisher = {Gesellschaft f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address   = {Bonn},
  isbn      = {978-3-88579-291-8},
  pages     = {83 -- 94},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {de}
}
@inproceedings{BeckerEggertSchwittay2012,
  author    = {Becker, J{\"o}rg and Eggert, Mathias and Schwittay, Sebastian},
  title     = {How to Evaluate the Practical Relevance of Business Process Compliance Checking Approaches?},
  series = {Multikonferenz Wirtschaftsinformatik 2012 - Tagungsband der MKWI 2012},
  booktitle = {Multikonferenz Wirtschaftsinformatik 2012 - Tagungsband der MKWI 2012},
  editor    = {Mattfeld, Dirk Christian},
  publisher = {Institut f{\"u}r Wirtschaftsinformatik},
  address   = {Braunschweig},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:084-13011115376},
  pages     = {849 -- 862},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{KrollLudwigs2012,
  author    = {Kroll-Ludwigs, Kathrin},
  title     = {Ein optionales Vertragsrecht f{\"u}r Europa: Motor oder Hemmnis f{\"u}r den Binnenmarkt?},
  series = {GPR : Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Gemeinschaftsprivatrecht},
  volume    = {9},
  journal   = {GPR : Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Gemeinschaftsprivatrecht},
  number    = {4},
  publisher = {Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt},
  address   = {K{\"o}ln},
  issn      = {2193-9519},
  doi       = {10.1515/gpr.2012.9.4.181},
  pages     = {181 -- 188},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{ChludekTran2012,
  author    = {Chludek, Astrid and Tran, Duc Hung},
  title     = {Der Reformvorschlag des IAS 12 gem. ED/2009/2 - Ein Pl{\"a}doyer f{\"u}r die Einf{\"u}hrung der valuation allowance},
  series = {KoR Zeitschrift f{\"u}r kapitalmarktorientierte Rechnungslegung},
  journal   = {KoR Zeitschrift f{\"u}r kapitalmarktorientierte Rechnungslegung},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Fachmedien Otto Schmidt},
  address   = {D{\"u}sseldorf},
  issn      = {1617-8084},
  pages     = {4 -- 8},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {de}
}
@incollection{BorggrafeOhndorfDachwaldetal.2012,
  author    = {Borggrafe, Andreas and Ohndorf, Andreas and Dachwald, Bernd and Seboldt, Wolfgang},
  title     = {Analysis of interplanetary solar sail trajectories with attitude dynamics},
  series = {Dynamics and Control of Space Systems 2012},
  booktitle = {Dynamics and Control of Space Systems 2012},
  publisher = {Univelt Inc},
  address   = {San Diego},
  isbn      = {978-0-87703-587-9},
  pages     = {1553 -- 1569},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {We present a new approach to the problem of optimal control of solar sails for low-thrust trajectory optimization. The objective was to find the required control torque magnitudes in order to steer a solar sail in interplanetary space. A new steering strategy, controlling the solar sail with generic torques applied about the spacecraft body axes, is integrated into the existing low-thrust trajectory optimization software InTrance. This software combines artificial neural networks and evolutionary algorithms to find steering strategies close to the global optimum without an initial guess. Furthermore, we implement a three rotational degree-of-freedom rigid-body attitude dynamics model to represent the solar sail in space. Two interplanetary transfers to Mars and Neptune are chosen to represent typical future solar sail mission scenarios. The results found with the new steering strategy are compared to the existing reference trajectories without attitude dynamics. The resulting control torques required to accomplish the missions are investigated, as they pose the primary requirements to a real on-board attitude control system.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{HerzwurmKramsPietschetal.2012,
  author    = {Herzwurm, Georg and Krams, Benedikt and Pietsch, Wolfram and Schockert, Sixten},
  title     = {Report from the 3rd international workshop on requirements prioritization for customer oriented software development (RePriCo'12)},
  series = {ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes},
  volume    = {37},
  journal   = {ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes},
  number    = {4},
  publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
  address   = {New York},
  issn      = {0163-5948},
  doi       = {10.1145/2237796.2237817},
  pages     = {32 -- 34},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Prioritization is an essential task within requirements engineering to cope with complexity and to establish focus properly. The 3rd Workshop on Requirements Prioritization for customer oriented Software Development (RePriCo'12) focused on requirements prioritization and adjacent themes in the context of customer oriented development of bespoke and standard software. Five submissions have been accepted for the proceedings and for presentation. The report summarizes and points out key findings.},
  language  = {en}
}
@incollection{FruehwaldPetersonHasenstab2012,
  author    = {Fr{\"u}hwald, Katja and Peterson, Leif Arne and Hasenstab, Andreas},
  title     = {Pr{\"u}fverfahren zur Begutachtung der Materialeigenschaften von Holztragwerken},
  series = {Bauphysik-Kalender 2012: Schwerpunkt: Geb{\"a}udediagnostik},
  booktitle = {Bauphysik-Kalender 2012: Schwerpunkt: Geb{\"a}udediagnostik},
  editor    = {Fouad, Nabil A.},
  publisher = {Ernst \& Sohn},
  address   = {Berlin},
  isbn      = {9783433029862 (Print)},
  doi       = {10.1002/9783433601235.ch4},
  pages     = {103 -- 155},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Dieses Kapitel beinhaltet: - Einleitung - Ausgew{\"a}hlte typische Sch{\"a}den an Holzbauwerken - Das Material Holz und seine Besonderheiten - Bestandserfassung - Labormethoden - Begutachtungsbeispiele - Zusammenfassung und Schlussfolgerungen - Literatur},
  language  = {de}
}
@misc{LindelGreiserWaxmanetal.2012,
  author    = {Lindel, Tomasz Dawid and Greiser, Andreas and Waxman, Patrick and Dietterle, Martin and Seifert, Frank and Fontius, Ulrich and Renz, Wolfgang and Dieringer, Matthias A. and Frauenrath, Tobias and Schulz-Menger, Jeanette and Niendorf, Thoralf and Ittermann, Bernd},
  title     = {Cardiac CINE MRI at 7 T using a transmit array},
  series = {2012 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings},
  journal   = {2012 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings},
  issn      = {1545-4428},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {With its need for high SNR and short acquisition times, Cardiac MRI (CMR) is an intriguing target application for ultrahigh field MRI. Due to the sheer size of the upper torso, however, the known RF issues of 7T MRI are also most prominent in CMR. Recent years brought substantial progress but the full potential of the ultrahigh field for CMR is yet to be exploited. Parallel transmission (pTx) is a promising approach in this context and several groups have already reported B1 shimming for 7T CMR. In such a static pTx application amplitudes and phases of all Tx channels are adjusted individually but otherwise imaging techniques established in current clinical practice 1.5 T and 3 T are applied. More advanced forms of pTx as spatially selective excitation (SSE) using Transmit SENSE promise additional benefits like faster imaging with reduced fields of view or improved SAR control. SSE requires the full dynamic capabilities of pTx, however, and for the majority of today's implemented pTx hardware the internal synchronization of the Tx array does not easily permit external triggering as needed for CMR. Here we report a software solution to this problem and demonstrate the feasibility of CINE CMR at 7 T using a Tx array.},
  language  = {en}
}
@incollection{NiendorfWinterFrauenrath2012,
  author    = {Niendorf, Thoralf and Winter, Lukas and Frauenrath, Tobias},
  title     = {Electrocardiogram in an MRI environment: Clinical needs, practical considerations, safety implications, technical solutions and fFuture directions},
  series = {Advances in Electrocardiograms - Methods and Analysis},
  booktitle = {Advances in Electrocardiograms - Methods and Analysis},
  editor    = {Millis, Richard},
  publisher = {IntechOpen},
  address   = {London},
  isbn      = {978-953-307-923-3 (print)},
  doi       = {10.5772/24340},
  pages     = {309 -- 324},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{TippkoetterPasteurUlber2012,
  author    = {Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils and Pasteur, A. and Ulber, Roland},
  title     = {Magnetisch abtrennbare Gold-Nanopartikel zur katalytischen Zuckeroxidation},
  series = {Chemie Ingenieur Technik},
  volume    = {84},
  journal   = {Chemie Ingenieur Technik},
  number    = {8},
  publisher = {Wiley-VCH},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  issn      = {0009-286X},
  doi       = {10.1002/cite.201250393},
  pages     = {1328},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Glucose ist ein prim{\"a}res Zwischenprodukt der Verarbeitung nachwachsender Rohstoffe, wie z. B. Cellulose. Die wertsteigernde Weiterverarbeitung des Monosaccharids erfolgt h{\"a}ufig in Form vonFermentationsprozessen, jedoch kann der Rohstoff auch f{\"u}r zahlreiche chemische Verarbeitungsstufen genutzt werden. Ein großtechnisch relevanter Prozess ist die Herstellung von Glucons{\"a}ure (GS), die u. a. als Nahrungsmittelzusatz (E 574) eingesetzt wird. Die Darstellung der S{\"a}ure erfolgt durch Oxidation von Glucose mit magnetisierbarem Gold-Nano-Katalysator. Die R{\"u}ckgewinnung des Katalysators aus der Reaktionsl{\"o}sung wurde unter Einwirkung eines Magnetfeldgradienten verwirklicht. Die Synthese der magnetischen Goldkatalysatoren (sowohl Tr{\"a}gerpartikel als auch Gold-Nanopartikel) wurde durch nass-chemische F{\"a}llungsreaktionen durchgef{\"u}hrt. Die Charakteristiken der neuen Materialen konnte durch Messungen des PCD-Potenzials, Laserbeugung und REM/EDX untersucht werden. So wurden u. a. Partikeldurchmesser von 25 lm und ein Goldgehaltvon 1,03 \% ermittelt. Weiterhin wurden f{\"u}r die Goldkatalysatoren optimale Reaktionsbedingungen f{\"u}r die Glucoseoxidation im geregelten R{\"u}hrkesselreaktor etabliert. Hierdurch konnten eine Produktselektivit{\"a}t von 100 \% und eine Wiederverwendbarkeit der Partikel {\"u}ber mindestens zehn Zyklen erreicht werden.},
  language  = {de}
}
@misc{WiesenTippkoetterDuweetal.2012,
  author    = {Wiesen, S. and Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils and Duwe, A. and Ulber, Roland},
  title     = {Aceton-Butanol-Ethanol (ABE)-Fermentation von Organosolv-Holzhydrolysaten},
  series = {Chemie Ingenieur Technik},
  volume    = {84},
  journal   = {Chemie Ingenieur Technik},
  number    = {8},
  publisher = {Wiley-VCH},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  issn      = {0009-286X},
  doi       = {10.1002/cite.201250262},
  pages     = {1308},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Die L{\"o}sungsmittelherstellung durch Clostridien konnte wirtschaftlich nicht mit der chemischen Synthese von L{\"o}sungsmitteln auf Erd{\"o}lbasis konkurrieren und wurde in den fr{\"u}hen 1960er Jahren nahezu vollst{\"a}ndig eingestellt. Das Interesse an nachwachsenden Rohstoffen hat in den letzten Jahren zu einem Wiederaufleben der ABE-Fermentation gef{\"u}hrt. Aufgrund seiner h{\"o}heren Energiedichte im Vergleich zu Ethanol ist Biobutanol als Energietr{\"a}gerbesonders interessant und bietet sich z. B. als Produkt einer Bioraffinerie der 2. Generation an. F{\"u}r die beschriebenen Experimente wird durch das Organosolv-Verfahren aufgeschlossenes Buchenholz verwendet. Der Faserstoff wird mithilfe von CTec2-Enzymen hydrolysiert, wobei der erhaltene {\"U}berstand eine Glucosekonzentration von 66 g L⁻¹ aufweist. Auf der Basis dieses Materials k{\"o}nnen mit Clostridium acetobutylicum Butanol-Ausbeuten erzielt werden, die mit denen unter Verwendung von reinen Zuckern vergleichbar sind. Dem Problem der hohen Produktinhibierung wird mit einer In-situ-Produktaufarbeitung begegnet. Mithilfe von L{\"o}sungsmittelimpr{\"a}gnierten Partikeln (SIPs) kann die Produktausbeute drastisch gesteigert werden, indem die gebildeten L{\"o}sungsmittel durch das auf dem Partikel impr{\"a}gnierte L{\"o}sungsmittel w{\"a}hrend der Fermentation extrahiert werden. Zudem wird hierdurch die weitere Produktaufarbeitungstark vereinfacht.},
  language  = {de}
}
@misc{TippkoetterPasteurMeyeretal.2012,
  author    = {Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils and Pasteur, A. and Meyer, C. and Kampeis, P. and Diller, R. and Ulber, Roland},
  title     = {Aufreinigung von Cephalosporin C durch por{\"o}se, selektiv-beschichtete Magnetpartikel},
  series = {Chemie Ingenieur Technik},
  volume    = {84},
  journal   = {Chemie Ingenieur Technik},
  number    = {8},
  publisher = {Wiley-VCH},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  issn      = {0009-286X},
  doi       = {10.1002/cite.201250391},
  pages     = {1369 -- 1370},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Die selektive Isolierung von Cephalosporin C (CPC) aus komplexen Fermentationssuspensionen unter Einsatz magnetischer Separation ist das Ziel dieser Arbeit. Das Verfahren wird im fr{\"u}hen Stadium der Aufarbeitung genutzt, um CPC zu stabilisieren und somit die Produktausbeute zu erh{\"o}hen. Als Adsorbersysteme f{\"u}r CPC wurden neben einem projektinternen magnetischen Material ND 10322, dessen Oberfl{\"a}chenladungen spezifisch f{\"u}r die Bindung des Zielmolek{\"u}ls synthetisiert wurden, verschiedene kommerzielle Partikelsysteme verglichen. Es konnten massenspezifische Maximalbeladungen von 51 mg g⁻¹ erreicht werden. Weiterhin wurde die Stabilit{\"a}t von CPC untersucht. Unter optimalen Adsorptionsbedingungen kann CPC stabilisiert werden, so dass die Geschwindigkeitskonstante der Degradation des b-Lactam-Rings unter diesen Bedingungen unter 0,005 h⁻¹ liegt. Untersuchungen zur Wiederverwertbarkeit der neuen Adsorbers zeigten eine irreversible Bindung geringer CPC-Mengen nach dem ersten Einsatz. Nach zw{\"o}lf Zyklen tritt eine irreversible Bindung von CPC ein, was zu einer signifikanten Reduktion der Adsorptionsf{\"a}higkeit f{\"u}hrt. Die Anh{\"a}ufung des CPC auf dem Adsorber konnte durch IR-Untersuchungen auf die Bildung einer Peptidbindung zwischen Carboxylgruppen des CPC und Aminogruppe der Adsorberoberfl{\"a}che zur{\"u}ckgef{\"u}hrt werden.},
  language  = {de}
}
@misc{SiekerTippkoetterMuffleretal.2012,
  author    = {Sieker, T. and Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils and Muffler, K. and Ulber, Roland},
  title     = {Herstellung von Ethanol, Phenols{\"a}uren, organischen S{\"a}uren und Biogas durch vollst{\"a}ndige Nutzung von Grassilage in einer Bioraffinerie},
  series = {Chemie Ingenieur Technik},
  volume    = {84},
  journal   = {Chemie Ingenieur Technik},
  number    = {8},
  publisher = {Wiley-VCH},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  issn      = {0009-286X},
  doi       = {10.1002/cite.201250415},
  pages     = {1297},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Gr{\"a}ser sind in der Lage, einen großen Teil der f{\"u}r eine biobasierte Wirtschaft ben{\"o}tigten Biomasse zur Verf{\"u}gung zustellen. Um eine ganzj{\"a}hrige Nutzung des Grases zu gew{\"a}hrleisten, muss eine stabile Lagerung des Grases erreicht werden, was z. B. durch Silieren m{\"o}glich ist. Die konservierende Wirkung der Silierung beruht auf der Bildung organischer S{\"a}uren. Um diese zu gewinnen, wird die Silage gepresst, die organischen S{\"a}uren {\"u}ber Fl{\"u}ssig/Fl{\"u}ssig-Extraktion aus dem Presssaft abgetrenntund mittels chromatographischer Methoden weiter aufgereinigt. Im pr{\"a}sentierten Konzept werden die im Presskuchen enthaltenen Lignocellulosen hydrolysiert und die erhaltenen Monosaccharide zu Ethanol fermentiert. Die Phenols{\"a}uren, die in Gr{\"a}sern die Rolle des Lignins {\"u}bernehmen, k{\"o}nnen simultan mit der Hydrolyse der Polysaccharide enzymatisch abgetrennt und als Nebenprodukt gewonnen werden. Die nach der Abtrennung des Ethanols verbleibenden Fermentationsreststoffe werden f{\"u}r die Herstellung von Biogas verwendet.},
  language  = {de}
}
@misc{FrauenrathPfeifferHezeletal.2012,
  author    = {Frauenrath, Tobias and Pfeiffer, Harald and Hezel, Fabian and Dieringer, Matthias A. and Winter, Lukas and Gr{\"a}ßl, Andreas and Santoro, Davide and {\"O}zerdem, Celal and Renz, Wolfgang and Greiser, Andreas and Niendorf, Thoralf},
  title     = {Lessons learned from cardiac MRI at 7.0 T: LV function assessment at 3.0 T using local multi-channel transceiver coil arrays},
  series = {2012 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings},
  journal   = {2012 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings},
  issn      = {1545-4428},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Cardiac MR (CMR) is of proven clinical value but also an area of vigorous ongoing research since image quality is not always exclusively defined by signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR). Recent developments of CMR at 7.0 T have been driven by pioneering explorations into novel multichannel transmit and receive coil array technology to tackle the challenges B1+-field inhomogeneities, to offset specific-absorption rate (SAR) constraints and to reduce banding artifacts in SSFP imaging. For this study, recognition of the benefits and performance of local surface Tx/Rx-array structures recently established at 7.0 T inspired migration to 3.0 T, where RF inhomogeneities and SAR limitations encountered in routine clinical CMR, though somewhat reduced versus the 7.0 T situation, remain significant. For all these reasons, this study was designed to build and examine the feasibility of a local four channel Tx/Rx cardiac coil array for anatomical and functional cardiac imaging at 3.0 T. For comparison, a homebuilt 4 channel Rx cardiac coil array exhibiting the same geometry as the Tx/Rx coil and a Rx surface coil array were used.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{FrauenrathFuchsHezeletal.2012,
  author    = {Frauenrath, Tobias and Fuchs, Katharina and Hezel, Fabian and Dieringer, Matthias A. and Rieger, Jan and Niendorf, Thoralf},
  title     = {Improved cardiac triggering by combining multiple physiological signals: a cardiac MR feasibility study at 7.0 T},
  series = {2012 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings},
  journal   = {2012 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings},
  issn      = {1545-4428},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {In current clinical cardiovascular MR (CMR) practice cardiac motion is commonly dealt with using ECG based synchronization. However, ECG is corrupted by magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) effects in magnetic fields. This leads to artifacts in the ECG trace and evokes severe T-wave elevations, which might be misinterpreted as R-waves resulting in erroneous triggering. At (ultra)high field strengths, the propensity of ECG recordings to MHD effects is further pronounced. Pulse oximetry (POX) being inherently sensitive to blood oxygenation provides an alternative approach for cardiac gating. However, due to the travel time of the blood the peak of maximum oxygenation and hence the trigger is delayed by approx. 300 ms with respect to the ECG's R-wave. Also the peak of maximum oxygenation shows a jitter of up to 65 ms. Alternative triggering approaches include acoustic cardiac triggering (ACT). In current clinical practice cardiac gating / triggering commonly relies on using single physiological signals only. Realizing this limitation this study proposes a combined triggering approach which exploits multiple physiological signals including ECG, POX or ACT to track cardiac activity. The feasibility of the coupled approach is examined for LV function assessment at 7.0 T. For this purpose, breath-held 2D-CINE imaging in conjunction with cardiac synchronization was performed paralleled by real time logging of physiological waveforms to track (mis)synchronization between the cardiac cycle and data acquisition. Combinations of the ECG, POX and ACT signals were evaluated and processed in real time to facilitate reliable trigger information.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{TkachenkovonKnobelsdorffBrenkenhoffKleindienstetal.2012,
  author    = {Tkachenko, Valeriy and von Knobelsdorff-Brenkenhoff, Florian and Kleindienst, Denise and Winter, Lukas and Rieger, Jan and Frauenrath, Tobias and Dieringer, Matthias A. and Santoro, Davide and Niendorf, Thoralf and Schulz-Menger, Jeanette},
  title     = {Cardiovasular MR at 7Tesla: assessment of the right ventricle},
  series = {2012 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings},
  journal   = {2012 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings},
  issn      = {1545-4428},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {The assessment of the right ventricle (RV) is a challenge in today's cardiology, but of growing clinical impact regarding patient prognosis in different cardiac diseases. The detection and differentiation of small wall motion abnormalities may help to enhance the differentiation of cardiomyopathies including Arrhythmogenic Rightventricular Cardiomyopathy. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) at 1.5T is the accepted gold standard for RV quantification. The higher spatial resolution achievable at ultrahigh field strength (UHF) offers the potential to gain new insights into the structure and function of the RV. To approach this goal accurate RV chamber quantification at 7T has to be proven. Consequently this study examines the feasibility of assessment of RV dimensions and function at 7T using improved spatial resolution enabled by the intrinsic sensitivity gain of UHF CMR. For this purpose, a dedicated 16 channel TX/RX RF coil array is used together with 2D CINE fast gradient echo (FGRE) imaging. For comparison RV chamber quantification is conducted at 1.5T using a SSFP based state of the art clinical protocol.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{GraesslRenzHezeletal.2012,
  author    = {Gr{\"a}ßl, Andreas and Renz, Wolfgang and Hezel, Fabian and Frauenrath, Tobias and Pfeiffer, Harald and Hoffmann, Werner and Kellmann, Peter and Martin, Conrad and Niendorf, Thoralf},
  title     = {Design, evaluation and application of a modular 32 channel transmit/receive surface coil array for cardiac MRI at 7T},
  series = {2012 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings},
  journal   = {2012 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings},
  issn      = {1545-4428},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Cardiac MR (CMR) at ultrahigh (≥7.0 T) fields is regarded as one of the most challenging MRI applications. At 7.0 T image quality is not always exclusively defined by signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR). Detrimental effects bear the potential to spoil the signal-to-noise (SNR) and contrast-to-noise (CNR) benefits of cardiac MR (CMR) at 7.0 T. B₁⁺-inhomogeneities and signal voids represent the main challenges. Various pioneering coil concepts have been proposed to tackle these issues, enabling cardiac MRI at 7.0 T. This includes a trend towards an ever larger number of transmit and receive channels. This approach affords multi-dimensional B₁⁺ modulations to improve B₁⁺ shimming performance and to enhance RF efficiency. Also, parallel imaging benefits from a high number of receive channels enabling two-dimensional acceleration. Realizing the limitations of existing coil designs tailored for UHF CMR and recognizing the opportunities of a many element TX/RX channel architecture this work proposes a modular, two dimensional 32-channel transmit and receive array using loop elements and examines its efficacy for enhanced B¹+ homogeneity and improved parallel imaging performance.},
  language  = {en}
}