Shaihan J. Malik1, Joseph V. Hajnal1
1Robert Steiner MRI Unit, Imaging
Sciences Department, MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Hammersmith Hospital,
Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Short
(~2ms) 2DRF B1 inhomogeneity mitigation pulses designed to give broadband
uniformity with a controlled excitation in fat were integrated into a T1
weighted MPRAGE sequence. No SAR increase was experienced compared with a
standard sequence, but improved grey/white matter contrast was observed.
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