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Review of Recent Advancement of Ultra High Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging: from Anatomy to Tractography

  • Cho, Zang-Hee (Advanced Institute of Convergence Technology, Seoul National University)
  • Received : 2016.06.30
  • Accepted : 2016.08.04
  • Published : 2016.09.30

Abstract

Purpose: Advances of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), especially that of the Ultra-High Field (UHF) MRI will be reviewed. Materials and Methods: Diffusion MRI data was obtained from a healthy adult young male of age 30 using a 7.0T research MRI scanner (Magnetom, Siemens) with 40 mT/m maximum gradient field. The specific imaging parameters used for the data acquisition were a single shot DW echo planar imaging. Results: Three areas of the imaging experiments are focused on for the study, namely the anatomy, angiography, and tractography. Conclusion: It is envisioned that, in near future, there will be more 7.0T MRIs for brain research and explosive clinical application research will also be developed, for example in the area of connectomics in neuroscience and clinical neurology and neurosurgery.

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