TY  - GEN
A1  - Frauenrath, Tobias
A1  - Renz, Wolfgang
A1  - Rieger, Jan
A1  - Gömmel, Andreas
A1  - Butenweg, Christoph
A1  - Niendorf, Thoralf
T1  - High Spatial Resolution 3D MRI of the Larynx Using a Dedicated TX/RX Phased Array Coil at 7.0T
T2  - 2010 ISMRM-ESMRMB joint annual meeting
N2  - 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.
Y1  - 2010
SN  - 1545-4428
N1  - ISMRM-ESMRMB joint annual meeting, 1 - 7 May 2010, Stockholm, Sweden
ER  -