Abstract #4649

Quantitative Evaluation of Metal Artifact with New Turbo Spin Echo Imaging Techniques

Chen Lin¹, Brian Dale², Larry Friggle³, Leverett Neville¹, Annette Douglas-Akinwande¹, Kenneth Buckwalter¹

¹Radiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA; ²Siemens Healthcare; ³Radiloogy, Clarian Health Partners, Indianapolis, IN, USA

The artifact from metal hardware was evaluated and quantified for 2D TSE with Cartesian and BLADE (radial) k-space samplings as well as for 3D TSE with constant and variable refocusing flip angle schedules. These results can be used to optimize imaging of patients with orthopedic hardware.