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Electronic Posters: Engineering Antennas Waves Hall B Monday 14:00-16:00 Computer 43 14:00 3789. Traveling Wave MRI for the Acquisition of Reference Images for Parallel Imaging at the Carotid Artery at 7T - Proof of Concept Wouter Koning1, Hugo Kroeze, 2, Bart Leo van de Bank, Vincent O. Boer, Cornelis A. van den Berg, Jaco J. Zwanenburg, Peter R. Luijten, Dennis W. Klomp 1Radiology, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands; 2MTKF In high field MRI, acceleration with parallel imaging in MRI can be a challenge as homogeneous reference scans are difficult to obtain. Traveling wave MRI can be applied for the acquisition of reference images. This enables acceleration with parallel imaging even with RF coil setups that are optimized for sensitivity only. Here, a proof of principle is given at 7T using a quadrature antenna for acquisition of the reference images, together with an array of dedicated surface coils for carotid artery imaging. 14:30 3790. A Novel Matching Strategy to Increase Power Efficiency of the Travelling Wave MR Imaging Anna Andreychenko1, Hugo Kroeze2, Dennis W. Klomp2, Jan J. Lagendijk1, Peter Luijten2, Cornelius A.T. van den Berg1 1Radiotherapy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands; 2Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands Travelling wave MR imaging exploits the RF shield of the scanner as a waveguide. When a patient is placed in the bore a strong impedance mismatch occurs between the hollow (where antenna is located) and loaded parts of the bore. It causes wave reflection and inefficient power is transferred to the target region. To avoid this impedance mismatch we propose to insert a quarter-wavelength coaxial waveguide between the antenna and load which gradually transforms impedance of the antenna to the load impedance. The effectiveness of this inset has been demonstrated both in the simulations and in-vivo experiments. 15:00 3791. Shortened Quarter Lambda Antenna for Traveling Wave Excitation in High Fi