Calibration-free parallel transmission of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spinal cord at 7T.

Christoph Stefan AignerManuel F Sánchez AlarconAlexandre D'AstousEva Alonso-Ortiz Julien Cohen-Adad Sebastian Schmitter

Published in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2024)

The development of universal shims represents a significant advance by eliminating time-consuming subject-specific pTx adjustments. This approach is expected to make UHF spinal cord imaging more accessible and user-friendly, particularly for non-pTx experts.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
neuropathic pain
spinal cord injury
low cost
high resolution
minimally invasive
fluorescence imaging
photodynamic therapy