We are delighted that the Erwin L. Hahn Institute for MRI in Essen, Germany will host this year’s DACH-ISMRM PhD Training. The event will take place on February 26 and 27 and will focus on the topic “RF coils and parallel transmit methods (pTx) in UHF MR”. The detailed program can be found below.
Venue
Erwin L. Hahn Institute for MRI
Building C84, Kokereiallee 7
45141 Essen, Germany
Registration
The registration fee is 60€ and participaction is only possible for trainee members of DACH-ISMRM. Those who are not yet members can join here. Please register for the PhD training via the following link:
Registration form PhD training
After completing the registration form, we will verify your membership status and then send you the bank details for the transfer of the participation fee. Your registration will only be confirmed once the fee has been received.
Please note: Participation is limited to a maximum of 20 people and places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
Travel stipends
Participants can apply for a travel stipend to cover travel expenses (Deutsche Bahn, 2nd class tickets) up to a maximum amount of 150€. Please select the corresponding checkbox in the registration form if you want to apply for a travel stipend.
Travel and accomodations
ELH has arranged rooms at Hotel Petul: An der Zeche https://www.petul.de/de/hotels-zimmer/an-der-zeche/
The hotel is conveniently located near the ELH premises. Detailed information on booking the reserved rooms will be sent together with the registration confirmation.
For additional accommodation options, numerous hotels are available near Essen Central Station through the usual booking platforms.
For travel planning within Essen, please use the official route planner: https://www.vrr.de/en/
Program
Thursday, 26.02.2026
9:30 – 10:00 Registration and get-together
10:00 – 10:20 Welcome and introduction (Harald H. Quick)
10:20 – 10:40 RF Coils (Markus May)
10:40 – 11:30 RF Simulation and live demonstration (Farzad Jabbarigargari)
11:30 – 11:45 Break
11:45 – 12:30 Coil validation (Oliver Kraff)
12:30 – 13:00 Safety briefing (Oliver Kraff)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 16:30 Hands-on I (rotating stations, about 30 minutes each, four groups à 5 pers.)
Station 1: RF Coil bench measurements (Markus May)
Station 2: Coil housing and 3D printing (Annika Verheyen, Carolin Stevens)
Station 3: Field exposure measurements and dielectric properties (Oliver Kraff)
Station 4: 7T MRI system (Stefan Maderwald)
16:30 Wrap-up and walk to the start of the tour
17:00 – 18:00 Coking plant tour „Von Kohle, Koks und harter Arbeit“ (in English)
18:30 Dinner
Friday, 27.02.2026
9:30 – 10:00 Get-together
10:00 – 10:30 Clinical applications of UHF MR (Harald H. Quick)
10:30 – 11:00 The MRexcite System Mk3 (Stephan Orzada)
11:00 – 11:05 Break
11:05 – 11:35 Parallel transmission methods (Sebastian Schmitter)
11:35 – 12:05 Getting a multi-nuclear body coil to work (Quincy van Houtum)
12:05 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:15 Hands-on II (rotating stations, about 30 minutes each, two groups à 10 pers.)
Station 1: Live Demonstration of pTx methods (Sebastian Schmitter)
Station 2: 7T MRI scanning (Oliver Kraff, Quincy van Houtum)
14:15 – 14:30 Wrap-up
14:30 End of Day 2
If you have any questions or comments regarding the event, please contact the organizing team in Essen: elh@uni-due.de