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Abstract #1224

Accelerated Black Blood Imaging Using Self-Calibrated Split-Echo FSE (SCSE-FSE) Imaging

Sabrina Klix1, Fabian Hezel2, Jan Ruff3, Thoralf Niendorf4, 5

1Berlin Ultrahigh-Field Facility , Max-Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine, 13125 Berlin, Germany; 2Berlin Ultrahigh-Field Facility, Max-Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine, 13125 Berlin, Germany; 3Siemens Healthcare, 91054 Erlangen, Germany; 4Berlin Ultrahigh-Field Facility, Max-Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine, 13125 Berlin, Germany; 5Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC), Charit Campus Buch, Humboldt-University, 13125 Berlin, Germany


The anatomic MR imaging of the heart is mainly with black blood techniques. These techniques improve the segmentation of myocardium from the blood pool. For low-signal representation, a self calibrated split-echo FSE (SCSE-FSE) was proposed and implemented. The aim is to waive a separate reference scan, to shorten measurement times, enhances image quality and reduction of image artefacts.