MEETING


CONTEXT


The past two decades have brought immense progress in UHF MRI, putting 7T firmly in the playing field of clinical MRI. At yet higher magnetic field strengths, the community witnesses new technical challenges being tackled at steady pace, with novel technologies emerging and scientific results that keep underpinning the gains brought by ultra-high field. The AROMA project was inspired by the ambitious vision to bring together expertise throughout Europe to pave the way to successful human brain imaging at 11.7T. The AROMA consortium – consisting of CEA Neurospin, DZNE Bonn, ETH Zürich, Maastricht University, University of Glasgow and Skope – now enters the last year of the project and on this occasion would like to celebrate Ultra-High Field MRI with a unique one-day workshop "Beyond 7T MRI".

The workshop will focus on brain MRI at 7T or higher, with emphasis on technology. The members of the AROMA consortium will present their findings and invites ultra-high field experts to share their vision, experience and enthusiasm.
Come join us for the workshop in beautiful Paris!

ORGANIZERS


N. Boulant (CEA), K. Pruessmann (ETH Zürich), B. Poser (Maastricht University), S. Gunamony (University of Glasgow), T. Stoecker (DZNE Bonn), D. Brunner (Skope)
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Speakers


Nicolas Boulant, NeuroSpin, CEA, Saclay, France
David Feinberg, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Klaus Scheffler, Max Planck Institute, Tuebingen, Germany
Kamil Ugurbil, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Felix Koeber, Siemens Healthineers, Erlangen, Germany
Shajan Gunamony, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
Klaas Pruessmann, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Benedikt Poser, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
David Brunner, Skope MRT, Zurich, Switzerland
Vincent Gras, NeuroSpin, CEA Saclay, France
Franck Mauconduit, NeuroSpin, CEA Saclay, France
Tony Stoecker, DZNE Bonn, Germany

Guest lecture: Dr. David Hoult

program

MORNING

8h30 – 9h Welcome coffee

9h – 9h15 Welcome – Nicolas Boulant

9h15 – 9h50 Pushing Hardware limits and accomplishments with NexGen 7T – David Feinberg

9h50 – 10h25 Hardware challenges at 9.4T – Klaus Scheffler

10h25 – 11h Accomplishments and prospects at 10.5 T – Kamil Ugurbil

11h – 11h15 Break

11h15 – 11h50 Taming the 11.7T field, commissioning the Iseult magnet – Nicolas Boulant

11h50 – 12h25 Commissioning of 11.7T: Siemens perspective – Felix Koeber

12h25-13h30 Lunch

AFTERNOON

13h30 – 14h05 Optimisation of transmit array design for MRI at 11.7T – Shajan Gunamony

14h05 – 14h40 The Evolution of Dynamic Magnetic Field Measurement Technology in MRI – David Brunner

14h40 – 15h15 It's alive! Playing along with moving targets – Klaas Pruessmann

15h15 – 15h30 Break

15h30 – 16h05 Spiral imaging for non-BOLD fMRI – Benedikt Poser

16h05 – 16h40 Work before play: first master B1, then enjoy SNR – Tony Stoecker

16h40 – 17h15 First… and second experience. In vivo results at 11.7T – Vincent Gras, Franck Mauconduit

17h15 - 18h Refreshments and Networking

18h – 18h45 Guest lecture: Scepticism, Serendipity and Sensitivity – A Physicist’s Forays in the Field – David Hoult

18h45 - 20h45 Dinner

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The AROMA consortium would like to thank Siemens Healthineers and Skope MRT as generous sponsors

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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 885876 . This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.