Abstract #0202

Simultaneous Estimation of Water-T2 and Fat Fraction Using a Single Breath Hold Radial GRASE Method

Christian Graff¹, Zhiqiang Li², Eric W. Clarkson², Chuan Huang³, Ali Bilgin⁴, Maria I. Altbach²

¹Program in Applied Mathematics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA; ²Department of Radiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA; ³Department of Mathematics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA; ⁴Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

A new algorithm for processing radial GRASE data has been developed. With this algorithm one obtains both fat-water information and T2 of the water component within a breath hold. This novel method is fast and should provide valuable information for the characterization of pathologies in the clinic.