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Abstract #3154

Consistency Assessment for R2* Measurements Obtained with Different Techniques at 7 Tesla

Xiangyu Yang1, Petra Schmalbrock1, Michael V. Knopp1

1Department of Radiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States


At high and ultrahigh field, R2* measurement can be dependent on the technique used due to non-exponential FID distortions caused by various factors. In this study, we compared R2* measurements obtained with three different techniques in a group of four healthy volunteers at 7 Tesla to assess their consistency. Our results demonstrate that R2* values measured with a 2D imaging technique is only comparable with those from a 3D technique when appropriate correction for the background field inhomogeneity effect is applied.