Lance DelaBarre

TL;DR: The classical adiabatic rapid passage is analyzed using vector models in different rotating frames of reference and ways to tailor modulation functions to best satisfy specific experimental needs are demonstrated.

TL;DR: Signal‐to‐noise ratio (SNR), RF field (B1), and RF power requirement for human head imaging were examined at 7T and 4T magnetic field strengths and were consistent with calculations performed using a human head model and Maxwell's equations.

TL;DR: The preliminary results demonstrate the feasibility of safe and successful human imaging at 9.4T, and facilitated compensation for RF artifacts attributed to destructive interference patterns, in order to achieve homogeneous 9.

TL;DR: In this article, the feasibility of whole body imaging at 7 T was investigated, and new technology and methods were developed to achieve this objective, and a body coil was then designed and built.

TL;DR: A significant reduction in the T †2 values of proton resonances (water, N‐acetylaspartate, and creatine/phosphocreatine) was observed with increasing magnetic field strength and was attributed mainly to increased dynamic dephasing due to increased local susceptibility gradients.