Abstract #3248

Improved 3D-Fse Isotropic Imaging of the Knee using Enhanced Flip Angle Modulation & Crusher Gradient Optimization

Michael Muelly¹, Willis Huang², Weitian Chen³, Donglai Huo⁴, Xiaoli Zhao⁴, Garry Gold²

¹Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA, United States; ²Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States; ³Global Applied Science Laboratory, GE Healthcare, Menlo Park, CA, United States; ⁴PSD & Applications, GE Healthcare, Waukesha, WI, United States

Rapid 3D-FSE sequences allow for isometric acquisition of images that can be reformatted in multiple planes without slice gaps, enabling acquistion of an full diagnostic knee MR dataset in 6 minutes. These methods typically require a trade-off between signal-to-noise ratio and image blur. We present a 3D-FSE sequence with improved SNR and decreased blur for diagnosis of pathologies of the knee. Improvements in phantom, volunteer, and patient images are presented.