Implementation of SWIFT on a Siemens Clinical Scanner

Julien Valette¹, Steen Moeller², Djaudat Idiyatullin², Curt Corum², Denis Le Bihan¹, Michael Garwood², Franck Lethimonnier¹

SWIFT (sweep imaging with Fourier transformation) is a recently introduced MRI technique, which offers novel and beneficial properties compared to conventional MRI sequences. In particular, SWIFT is extremely quiet and allows imaging ultra short T2 nuclei, and may therefore prove beneficial in a clinical environment. However, due to its non-conventional nature, the implementation of SWIFT on a clinical scanner is challenging. In this context, the goal of this work was to assess the feasibility of SWIFT implementation on Siemens clinical scanners.