Abstract #0516

Tailoring the Image Background Phase by Spatially Selective Excitation for Improved Parallel Imaging Reconstruction Performance

Johannes T. Schneider¹, Martin Blaimer², Peter Ullmann¹

¹Bruker BioSpin MRI GmbH, Ettlingen, Germany; ²Research Center Magnetic Resonance Bavaria, Wrzburg, Germany

Parallel imaging reconstruction can benefit from utilizing conjugate k-space symmetry in combination with an optimal image background phase that contributes to sensitivity encoding.