title: The technological future of 7 T MRI hardware.
abstract: In this article we present our projections of future hardware developments on 7 T human MRI systems. These include compact cryogen-light magnets, improved gradient performance, integrated RF-receive and direct current shimming coil arrays, new RF technology with adaptive impedance matching, patient-specific specific absorption rate estimation and monitoring, and increased integration of physiological monitoring systems. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
authors.affiliation: C. J. Gorter Center for High Field MRI, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.affiliation: Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Van de Moortele
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000639:trends; D059346:Magnets; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014159:Transducers
keywords: Johan Cruyff; RF coils; active impedance matching; high field MRI; high order shimming; magnetic field gradients; physiological monitoring; superconducting magnets