On June 19th 2024, Franck Mauconduit, research engineer from CEA NeuroSpin in Paris, France presented “A journey through MR methodological developments for human brain imaging at 7T, and a jump into the Iseult 11.7T field” at the Campus Biotech in Geneva.
Insights
NeuroSpin is a research center dedicated to studying the singularity of the human brain through its anatomy, functions, and pathological conditions. Within a rich ecosystem of researchers, expertise, and a unique platform of MRI systems, the METRIC lab develops advanced methods and hardware dedicated to ultra-high and extreme field MRIs. Our main goal is to unleash the full potential of exploiting our 7T MRI and our unique whole-body 11.7T MRI scanner and provide neuroscientists and clinicians with invaluable data. In my talk, I will step through the recent developments performed at 7T, such as pTx RF coil and pulse designs, acceleration using non-cartesian imaging and applications to anatomical and functional imaging. I will also reveal the first in vivo human brain images acquired at 11.7T and discuss the challenges ahead.
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Franck Mauconduit
Research Engineer CEA Neurospin, Paris, France
Franck obtained his PhD in 2011 at the Grenoble Institute of Neuroscience. With five years of experience as a clinical scientist at Siemens Healthineers, he has developed a strong expertise in MR sequence programming, MR image reconstruction, and brain imaging at UHF. Since 2019, he has been a research engineer at CEA NeuroSpin, and today, he is the system manager of the Iseult 11.7T MRI with a central role in fostering the research activity by bridging the gap between MR methodology and applications.