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Abstract #3870

Non-Contrast MRA using magnetization transfer (MT) preparation with a zero echo-time (ZTE) acquisition

James H Holmes 1 , Patrick A Turski 2 , Frank R Korosec 2 , Ersin Bayram 3 , and Kevin M Johnson 4

1 Global MR Applications and Workflow, GE Healthcare, Madison, WI, United States, 2 Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States, 3 Global MR Applications and Workflow, GE Healthcare, Houston, WI, United States, 4 Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States

Current trends in medicine are moving toward minimally invasive diagnosis. These include needle-free non-contrast MRI methods. Acoustic noise still remains a challenge using conventional imaging methods. The hypothesis of this work is that a Magnetization transfer preparation pulse combined with a zero-TE data acquisition can provide non-contrast MRA with minimal acoustic noise.

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