Hitting the Sweet Spot: Bandwidth Trade-Offs for Better MR Imaging
| Saturday, November 14, 2026 |
| 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
| Clarendon Auditorium, Level 1 , Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre |
Overview
James Whittaker, MRI Technologist, River Radiology
Speaker
Mr James Whittaker
MRI Technologist
River Radiology
Hitting the Sweet Spot: Bandwidth Trade-Offs for Better MR Imaging
Presentation description
Bandwidth in MRI is not a new or exciting topic, but it is fundamental to every scan we perform. Metal implants? SAR constraints? Most of us know what to change in different scan scenarios, but not necessarily why.
This presentation will discuss transmit and receive bandwidth in MRI from a Technologist’s perspective, explaining processes and trade-offs rather than pushing one "correct" setting.
This presentation will discuss transmit and receive bandwidth in MRI from a Technologist’s perspective, explaining processes and trade-offs rather than pushing one "correct" setting.
Biography
James Whittaker is an MRI Technologist working for River Radiology in Hamilton, NZ.
James trained in MRI in 1999 at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, before moving to New Zealand in 2007, receiving his MRI post-graduate diploma in 2009 and his MRSO qualification in 2019.
Outside his day job, James has worked as Clinical Assessor and Contract Teaching Fellow for the University of Auckland, a Technical Expert for IANZ, and occasionally hosts an MRI safety podcast called Conditional 1.
Moderators
Jack Feeney
ISMRT ANC NT Division Rep, Royal Darwin Hospital
Judy Hu
ISMRT NSW Division Rep
