Germany's journey toward 14 Tesla human magnetic resonance

Multiple sites within Germany operate human MRI systems with magnetic fields either at 7 Tesla or 9.4 Tesla. In 2013, these sites formed a network to facilitate and harmonize the research being conducted at the different sites and make this technology available to a larger community of researchers and clinicians not only within Germany, but also worldwide. The German Ultrahigh Field Imaging (GUFI) network has defined a strategic goal to establish a 14 Tesla whole-body human MRI system as a national research resource in Germany as the next progression in magnetic field strength. This paper summarizes the history of this initiative, the current status, the motivation for pursuing MR imaging and spectroscopy at such a high magnetic field strength, and the technical and funding challenges involved. It focuses on the scientific and science policy process from the perspective in Germany, and is not intended to be a comprehensive systematic review of the benefits and technical challenges of higher field strengths

Current status of contrast-enhanced MRI Proceedings

The significance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a diagnostic tool is continuously increasing. Parallel with the growing technical possibilities of MR-machines contrast media for MRI emerge and are being used in increasing frequency and a widening range of indications. To meet the challenge of MRI and its implications on the use of contrast media an international workshop was organized. The aims of this meeting, as reflected in these proceedings, were to provide for an exchange of clinical experience and results with MRI, as well as an assessment of the role of contrast media in MRI. An attempt was made to develop recommendations for contrast enhanced MRI based on the suggestions of the speakers and the discussion during this workshop. (orig./UHE)Available from TIB Hannover / FIZ - Fachinformationszzentrum Karlsruhe / TIB - Technische InformationsbibliothekSIGLEDEGerman