Journal
NEUROIMAGE
Volume 62, Issue 2, Pages 1241-1248Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.10.065
Keywords
High field MRI; Magnet technology; RF coils; Resolution; Contrast; Brain function; Brain structure; Myelin; Cortex
Funding
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health
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MRI and fMRI have been used for about three and two decades respectively and much has changed over this time period, both in the quality of the data and in the range of applications for studying the brain. Apart from resolution improvements from around 4 mm in the early days to below 0.5 mm with modern technology, novel uses of contrast have led to the ability to sensitize images to some of the brain's structural properties at the cellular scale as well as study the localization and organization of brain function at the level of cortical columns. These developments have in part been facilitated by a continuing drive to increase the magnetic field strength. Will the next few decades see similar improvements? Here we will discuss current state of high field MRI, expected further increases in field strength, and improvements expected with these increases. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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