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Intro -- Ultra-High Field Neuro MRI -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Editor ́s biographies -- Foreword -- Part 1: Benefits of ultra-high field -- Chapter 1: The way back and ahead: MR physics at ultra-high field -- 1.1. Ultra-high field in the light of the history of magnetism -- 1.2. SNR gain at ultra-high field -- 1.2.1. How to spend the SNR gain -- 1.2.2. Scan acceleration at ultra-high field -- 1.3. Relaxation time and contrast changes at ultra-high field -- 1.4. Susceptibility -- 1.5. Spectral resolution -- 1.6. RF at ultra-high field -- 1.7. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Translating UHF advances to lower field strength -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Multicoil approaches for B0 shimming -- 2.3. Corrections for motion, B0-field modulation, and gradient imperfections -- 2.4. Development of new materials to tailor the electromagnetic field distribution in vivo -- 2.4.1. High-permittivity materials -- 2.4.2. Artificial dielectrics/metasurfaces -- 2.5. Parallel transmit technology -- 2.6. Clinical applications -- 2.7. Discussion -- References -- Part 2: Acquisition at ultra-high field: Practical considerations -- Chapter 3: Practical solutions to practical constraints: Making things work at ultra-high field -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Translation of workflows to 7T -- 3.2.1. Contrast changes at higher field -- 3.2.2. SAR limitations -- 3.2.3. Image quality -- 3.2.4. Inversion recovery-based techniques -- 3.2.5. fMRI -- 3.2.6. Time limitations -- 3.2.7. Safety of implants at 7T -- 3.2.8. Vendor nomenclature -- 3.3. Researcher acceptance of higher field -- 3.3.1. Certification of the system -- 3.3.2. ``Unknown ́ ́ risk of exposure to high fields -- 3.3.3. Vestibular effects -- 3.4. Peripheral equipment -- 3.4.1. General considerations for peripheral equipment -- 3.4.2. Electrocardiogram (ECG).Das Buch umfasst 37 Kapitel.