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Abstract #2457

Optimization of Reduced Field of View (RFoV) Quantitative Diffusion MRI in Thoracic Spine

David Michael Thomasson1, Leor Zach2, Laura Elizabeth Danielian3, Peter Guion2, Yuxi Pang4, Dimitrios Alexopoulos1, Nicholas John Patronas1

1Radiology and Imaging Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States; 2Radiation Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, United States; 3EMG Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD, United States; 4BU - MR, Philips Healthcare, Cleveland, OH, United States


Reduced Field of View rFoV diffusion weighted imaging techniques improve quantitative ADC and FA data for sagittal acquired thoracic spine imaging at 3Tesla relative to 1.5T. While lower field has less distortions limiting the necessity of such techniques, the reduced SNR at 1.5T makes them less desirable using clinically acceptable scan times. Here we optimize the rFoV technique in thoracic spine to obtain the best possible data in a clinical population.