Abstract #4603

Reducing Artifacts in Dynamic MRI Movies Using a Spline Interpolated Sliding Window Technique

Eric Frederick^1,2, Iga Muradyan¹, Mirko Hrovat³, Hiroto Hatabu¹, Samuel Patz¹

¹Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; ²Physics, University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA; ³Mirtech, Brockton, MA, USA

A spline interpolated sliding window technique is proposed to reduce intensity pulsation artifacts in rectilinearly sampled dynamic MRI movies. The technique is tested on both simulated MRI data and experimentally with a dynamic phantom.