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Abstract #4276

Efficient CSF Flow Imaging with a Multiple Flexible Labeling Band Sequence at 3.0T

Hao Shen1, Nan Sun2, Guang Cao3, Jinfeng Li4, Ailian Zhang4

1Global Applied Science Laboratory, GE Healthcare, Beijing, China, People's Republic of; 2MR Modality, GE Healthcare, Beijing, China, People's Republic of; 3Global Applied Science Laboratory, GE Healthcare, Hong Kong, China, People's Republic of; 4Department of Radiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China, People's Republic of


The cerebrospinal fluid flow imaging has been used to diagnose several diseases in the clinical practice. In this study, we developed a sequence with multiple flexible labeling bands to visualize the CSF flow based on the concept of time-spatial labeling inversion pulse. Phantom study and human study were both done at a 3.0T scanner. The sequence can image the CSF flow of the aqueduct and foramen magnum simultaneously and improve the scan efficiency.