G. M. Kukuk1, M.
Kaschner1, F. Trber1, D. Skowasch2, J.
Gieseke1,3, H. H. Schild1, W. A. Willinek1,
P. Mrtz1
1Department of
Radiology, University of Bonn, Bonn, NRW, Germany; 2Department of
Pneumology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; 3Philips
Healthcare, Best, Netherlands
High field MRI has introduced new challenges for DWIBS body imaging with respect to susceptibility artefacts, fat suppression, dielectric shading, and longer acquisition times. Dual-source parallel RF excitation has been shown to allow for a more homogeneous excitation. Therefore, we evaluated the effect of this technique on DWIBS in 40 patients. Shorter acquisition times by 33%, significantly improved signal homogeneity and fat suppression, and reduced dielectric shading without influencing ADC values was found by using parallel RF excitation in DWIBS at 3.0 T.