Abstract #0574

Simultaneous Fat Suppression and Band Reduction with Large-Angle Multiple-Acquisition BSSFP

Neal Kepler Bangerter^1,2, Garry E. Gold³, Glen R. Morrell², Brian Andrew Hargreaves³

¹Electrical & Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA; ²Radiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; ³Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

Balanced SSFP (bSSFP) is a fast and highly SNR-efficient imaging technique, but can suffer from characteristic bands of signal loss in the presence of field inhomogeneity. Effective fat suppression with bSSFP is also challenging in regions with large field inhomogeneities. While techniques exist for both banding artifact reduction and fat suppression with bSSFP, they are sometimes incompatible and typically require a significant increase in scan time. In this work, we present a novel approach to simultaneous fat suppression and banding artifact reduction in bSSFP.