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Abstract #2723

Quiet T1- & T2-Weighted Brain Imaging using SWIFT

Ryan Chamberlain1, Steen Moeller1, Curt Corum1, Djaudat Idiyatullin1, Michael Garwood1

1Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States


Sweep imaging with Fourier transform (SWIFT) is a novel 3D radial imaging technique that allows smooth and gradual gradient orientation changes during acquisition. Therefore, a SWIFT acquisition is nearly silent. A basic SWIFT sequence is proton density weighted due to low flip angles and very short echo times. It would be desirable to have a silent imaging technique that can create images with varying contrast. This work describes the use of SWIFT as a readout sequence with T1 and T2 preparation schemes, resulting in T1- and T2- weighted images acquired with minimal acoustic noise.