2023
Design and realization of a multi‐coil array for B0 field control in a compact 1.5T head‐only MRI scanner
Theilenberg S, Shang Y, Ghazouani J, Kumaragamage C, Nixon T, McIntyre S, Vaughan J, Parkinson B, Garwood M, de Graaf R, Juchem C. Design and realization of a multi‐coil array for B0 field control in a compact 1.5T head‐only MRI scanner. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 2023, 90: 1228-1241. PMID: 37145035, PMCID: PMC10330274, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMulti-coil arraysMC arraysDuty cycleGeneration capabilityT headNonlinear magnetic fieldHigh duty cycleThermal behaviorBench testingField controlRamp timeResidual imperfectionField generationScanner designMagnetic fieldMC hardwareLinear gradientMRI scannerArrayCapabilityDesignHardwareImage encodingFieldMagnets
2022
Deuterium metabolic imaging of the human brain in vivo at 7 T
Roig E, De Feyter HM, Nixon TW, Ruhm L, Nikulin AV, Scheffler K, Avdievich NI, Henning A, de Graaf R. Deuterium metabolic imaging of the human brain in vivo at 7 T. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 2022, 89: 29-39. PMID: 36063499, PMCID: PMC9756916, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29439.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
B0 shimming for in vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy: Experts' consensus recommendations
Juchem C, Cudalbu C, de Graaf R, Gruetter R, Henning A, Hetherington H, Boer V. B0 shimming for in vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy: Experts' consensus recommendations. NMR In Biomedicine 2020, 34: e4350. PMID: 32596978, DOI: 10.1002/nbm.4350.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
On the magnetic field dependence of deuterium metabolic imaging
de Graaf R, Hendriks AD, Klomp DWJ, Kumaragamage C, Welting D, de Castro C, Brown PB, McIntyre S, Nixon TW, Prompers JJ, De Feyter HM. On the magnetic field dependence of deuterium metabolic imaging. NMR In Biomedicine 2019, 33: e4235. PMID: 31879985, PMCID: PMC7141779, DOI: 10.1002/nbm.4235.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Elliptical localization with pulsed second‐order fields (ECLIPSE) for robust lipid suppression in proton MRSI
de Graaf R, Brown PB, De Feyter HM, McIntyre S, Nixon TW. Elliptical localization with pulsed second‐order fields (ECLIPSE) for robust lipid suppression in proton MRSI. NMR In Biomedicine 2018, 31: e3949. PMID: 29985532, PMCID: PMC6108906, DOI: 10.1002/nbm.3949.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
CHAPTER 4 B 0 Shimming Technology
de Graaf R, Juchem C. CHAPTER 4 B 0 Shimming Technology. New Developments In NMR 2016, 166-207. DOI: 10.1039/9781782623878-00166.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Superconductor Analog-to-Digital Converter for High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Radparvar M, Talalaevskii A, Webber R, Kadin A, Track E, de Graaf R, Nixon T, Rothman D. Superconductor Analog-to-Digital Converter for High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging. IEEE Transactions On Applied Superconductivity 2015, 25: 1-5. DOI: 10.1109/tasc.2014.2361132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuperconductor ADCHigh power RF transmittersDigital converterHigh dynamic rangeDynamic rangeIntermediate frequency signalSensitive radio receiversMagnetic fieldLow-noise preamplifierK cryocoolerPickup coilRF magnetic fieldFrequency signalsAnalog mixersSuperconductor analogRadio receiverRF transmitterHigh image resolutionSuperior dynamic rangeLarge dynamic rangeLarge static fieldMRI roomConverterBiological tissuesThermal noise
2011
Multislice 1H MRSI of the human brain at 7 T using dynamic B0 and B1 shimming
Boer VO, Klomp DW, Juchem C, Luijten PR, de Graaf RA. Multislice 1H MRSI of the human brain at 7 T using dynamic B0 and B1 shimming. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 2011, 68: 662-670. PMID: 22162089, PMCID: PMC3306521, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.23288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic fieldRadio frequency power depositionHigh magnetic fieldsMagnetic field shimmingRadio frequency controlUltra-high fieldMagnetic field inhomogeneityChemical shift resolutionMagnetic field homogeneityField shimmingPower depositionSpectroscopic imaging sequenceField inhomogeneityNew acquisition strategyField homogeneitySpectroscopic imagingShimmingInhomogeneityFieldDynamic B0Nutation angleHigh sensitivityB0ImagingImaging sequence
2009
In vivo neurochemical profiling of rat brain by 1H‐[13C] NMR spectroscopy: cerebral energetics and glutamatergic/GABAergic neurotransmission
Van Eijsden P, Behar KL, Mason GF, Braun KP, De Graaf RA. In vivo neurochemical profiling of rat brain by 1H‐[13C] NMR spectroscopy: cerebral energetics and glutamatergic/GABAergic neurotransmission. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2009, 112: 24-33. PMID: 19818103, PMCID: PMC2843425, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.06428.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGABAergic neurotransmissionRat brainGlutamatergic/GABAergic neurotransmissionLow GABA concentrationsInhibitory neurotransmissionGlutamatergic neurotransmissionCerebral energeticsGABA concentrationNeurotransmissionBrain functionNeurotransmitter fluxEnergy metabolismNeurochemical profilingVivoBrainHigh magnetic fieldsGABAergicExcitatoryMagnetic field