Parallel Transmit Pulse Sequence Design for Ultra-High Field (7T) MRI

Cambridge’s Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre has recently installed a new Siemens 7T Terra MRI scanner. This system has the strongest magnetic and the most advanced electronics and control software of any MRI scanner in the UK. The student in this project will work in the new 7T MRI physics group under supervision of Chris Rodgers. He/she will develop new theory and write new software to utilise the 7T Terra system’s 8 independent radiofrequency transmit channels in order to improve the quality of quantitative imaging and spectroscopy in the human brain, and to minimise scan duration and subject heating. These new methods will be applied in collaborative studies with colleagues from the departments of clinical neurology and psychology.

Experience in physics or engineering, and an aptitude for mathematics and computer programming would be advantages.