Progress in Imaging the Human Torso at the Ultrahigh Fields of 7 and 10.5 T

Abstract

Especially after the launch of 7 T, the ultrahigh magnetic field (UHF) imaging community achieved critically important strides in our understanding of the physics of radiofrequency interactions in the human body, which in turn has led to solutions for the challenges posed by such UHFs. As a result, the originally obtained poor image quality has progressed to the high-quality and high-resolution images obtained at 7 T and now at 10.5 T in the human torso. Despite these tremendous advances, work still remains to further improve the image quality and fully capitalize on the potential advantages UHF has to offer.

Keywords: 10.5 T; 7 T; Imaging; Parallel transmit; Torso; Ultrahigh fields.