Abstract #1605
Readout-Segmented EPI with Simultaneous, Multi-Slice Acceleration for the Rapid Acquisition of High-Resolution, Diffusion-Weighted Images of the Breast
Wei Liu 1 , Himanshu Bhat 2 , Elisabeth Weiland 3 , Dingxin Wang 4 , Thomas Beck 3 , Stephen F. Cauley 5 , and David A. Porter 6
1
Siemens Shenzhen Magnetic Resonance Ltd.,
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China,
2
Siemens
Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Charlestown, MA, United
States,
3
MR
Application Development, Siemens Healthcare, Erlangen,
Germany,
4
Siemens
Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, United
States,
5
A.A.
Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Dept. of
Radiology, MGH, Charlestown, MA, United States,
6
Fraunhofer
MEVIS, Institute for Medical Image Computing, Bremen,
Germany
Clinical studies evaluating breast DWI have shown that
rs-EPI provides an improved diagnostic performance
compared to ss-EPI. However, one disadvantage of rs-EPI
is a longer scan time, which increases with the number
of readout segments. In this study, we demonstrate the
application of simultaneous multi-slice accelerated
rs-EPI using blipped-CAIPIRINHA to DWI of the breast,
providing a substantial reduction in scan time or
increase in slice coverage or resolution compared to
standard rs-EPI, whilst maintaining image quality.
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