Cardiac MRI at 7T
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In the brain, results have been shown at 7T that are not achievable at lower field strengths. Cardiac imaging at 7T offers similar headline benefits to those images of the brain. More field strength gives more SNR, added to which more field strength increases the T1 and hence increases the effect of contrast agents. This simple idea is appealing in a grant application, but in reality 7T has some serious problems.
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