Future of Ultra High Field MRI in Basic Research and Clinical Applications

doi:10.11938/cjmr20150416

Abstract

Abstract:

Since the first generation ultra high field MRI systems were installed around 1990, ultra high field MRI has become one of the hottest research areas in the international community of magnetic resonance in medicine, due to the benefits of higher signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), better contrast, stronger blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) effect and increased spectral dispersion. In this review, the structure of latest 7.0 T whole body MRI system is briefly introduced, and the research progresses of ultra high field MRI and its future in medicine, neuroscience and cognitive science are also discussed.

Key words: MRI, ultra high field, radiofrequency, medical imaging, in vivo MRS

CLC Number:

O482.53

YANG Bao-lian*. Future of Ultra High Field MRI in Basic Research and Clinical Applications
[J]. Chinese Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 2015, 32(4): 707-714.

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