The possible influence of third-order shim coils on gradient-magnet interactions: an inter-field and inter-site study.
Nicolas BoulantCaroline Le SterAlexis AmadonGuy AubertAlexander BeckettJean BelorgeyCédric BonnelyeDario BoschDavid Otto BrunnerGuillaume DilasserOlivier DuboisPhilipp EhsesDavid FeinbergSajjad FeizollahVincent GrasSimon GrossQuentin GuihardHervé LannouDenis Le BihanFranck MauconduitFrédéric MoliniéFrançois NunioKlaas PruessmannLionel QuettierKlaus SchefflerTony StöckerChristine TardifKamil UgurbilAlexandre VignaudAn VuXiaoping WuPublished in: Magma (New York, N.Y.) (2024)
Third-order shim coil configurations can have major impact in gradient-magnet interactions with consequences on potential hardware damage, magnet heating, and image quality going beyond EPI acquisitions.