TY  - JOUR
A1  - Rietsch, Stefan H. G.
A1  - Brunheim, Sascha
A1  - Orzada, Stephan
A1  - Voelker, Maximilian N.
A1  - Maderwald, Stefan
A1  - Bitz, Andreas
A1  - Gratz, Marcel
A1  - Ladd, Mark E.
A1  - Quick, Harald H.
T1  - Development and evaluation of a 16-channel receive-only RF coil to improve 7T ultra-high field body MRI with focus on the spine
JF  - Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Y1  - 2019
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mrm.27731
SN  - 1522-2594
IS  - Early view
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Weinheim
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Orzada, Stephan
A1  - Johst, Sören
A1  - Maderwald, Stefan
A1  - Bitz, Andreas
A1  - Solbach, Klaus
A1  - Ladd, Mark E.
T1  - Mitigation of B1(+) inhomogeneity on single-channel transmit systems with TIAMO
JF  - Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Y1  - 2013
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mrm.24453
SN  - 1522-2594
VL  - 70
IS  - 1
SP  - 290
EP  - 294
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Weinheim
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Orzada, Stephan
A1  - Bitz, Andreas
A1  - Schäfer, Lena C.
A1  - Ladd, Susanne C.
A1  - Ladd, Mark E.
A1  - Maderwald, Stefan
T1  - Open design eight-channel transmit/receive coil for high-resolution and real-time ankle imaging at 7 T
JF  - Medical Physics
N2  - Purpose:
At 1.5 T, real-time MRI of joint movement has been shown to be feasible. However, 7 T, provides higher SNR and thus an improved potential for parallel imaging acceleration. The purpose of this work was to build an open, U-shaped eight-channel transmit/receive microstrip coil for 7 T MRI to enable high-resolution and real-time imaging of the moving ankle joint.

Methods:
A U-shaped eight-channel transmit/receive array for the human ankle was built.urn:x-wiley:00942405:mp3399:equation:mp3399-math-0001-parameters and urn:x-wiley:00942405:mp3399:equation:mp3399-math-0002-factor were measured. SAR calculations of different ankle postures were performed to ensure patient safety. Inhomogeneities in the transmit field consequent to the open design were compensated for by the use of static RF shimming. High-resolution and real-time imaging was performed in human volunteers.

Results:
The presented array showed good performance with regard to patient comfort and image quality. High acceleration factors of up to 4 are feasible without visible acceleration artifacts. Reasonable image homogeneity was achieved with RF shimming.

Conclusions:
Open, noncylindrical designs for transmit/receive coils are practical at 7 T and real-time imaging of the moving joint is feasible with the presented coil design.
Y1  - 2011
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.3553399
SN  - 2473-4209
VL  - 38
IS  - 3
SP  - 1162
EP  - 1167
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Hoboken
ER  -