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Abstract #4690

T1rho & Steady-State MRI: The Odd Couple

Walter R. T. Witschey1, Silvia Mangia2, Shalom Michaeli2, Michael Garwood2, Ravinder Reddy3, Jrgen Hennig1, Maxim Zaitsev1

1Medical Physics, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg i. Breisgau, Baden Wrttemburg, Germany; 2CMRR, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States; 3CMROI, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States


It's all radiofrequency, all the time. This educational e-poster explores some of the similarities between conventional continuous wave spin lock and balanced steady-state free precession sequence. By comparing the transient and steady-states of the two techniques, further insight is gained into the physical origins of the endogenous contrast generated by RF pulses.