Bart W.J. Philips1, Stephan Orzada2, Ansje Fortuin1, Marnix C. Maas1, and Tom W.J. Scheenen1,2
MRI of the
pelvis at a high spatial resolution has potential to assess lymph node status
in oncological diseases. We propose to use spectrally selective 3D gradient echo imaging
in combination with TIAMO at 7 Tesla to improve upon spatial resolution using
the SNR increase that ultra high field MRI provides. The method is shown to robustly
obtain homogeneous, large FOV body imaging of the pelvic lymph nodes with a
spatial resolution of 0.66x0.66x0.66 mm3, both
for T2* weighted as well as lipid selective imaging.
