title: Perspectives of Ultra-High-Field MRI in Neuroradiology.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of the most important methods for the diagnosis and therapy monitoring of various diseases. Today, magnets up to 3 T are standard. This review will give an overview of the clinical perspectives of ultra-high field MRI, meaning mainly 7 T.
  
  
  METHODS
  Literature review with focus on clinical applications of 7 T imaging in neuroscience combined with examples of own studies and perspectives.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This high-resolution technique offers the potential to improve certain tissue contrasts and signal in functional (fMRI) and metabolic (MRS) imaging. This overview demonstrates already existing potentials and advantages of the ultra-high magnetic field for central nervous system (CNS) diseases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although there are still some technical challenges for brain and spine imaging at 7 T, the method has clear benefit in selected structural, functional, and metabolic imaging.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Neuroradiology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria. elke.gizewski@i-med.ac.at.|Universitätsklinik für Neuroradiologie, Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, Anichstr. 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria. elke.gizewski@i-med.ac.at.
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Gizewski
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.|Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mönninghoff
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.|Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Forsting
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D059906:Neuroimaging / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
keywords: 7T; High resolution imaging; Ultra high-field; fMRI