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Abstract #3732

Improving Through-Plane Resolution for Multi-Slice Acquisitions

Thomas A. Depew1, Qing-San Xiang1, 2

1Physics & Astronomy, University of BC, Vancouver, BC, Canada; 2Radiology, University of BC, Vancouver, BC, Canada


3D MRI is becoming increasingly popular in clinical diagnostic imaging and interventional studies. In multi-slice acquisitions, the through-plane resolution is limited by the slice selection profile. We present here a simple and scalable technique to improve through-plane resolution in 3D multi-slice acquisitions that can be employed on any set of MRI data by acquiring a few extra datasets.