Abstract #4014

Dynamic Contrast Enhanced MR Liver Imaging Using IVD HYCR: Initial Experience

Kang Wang¹, Eric M. Bultman², James H. Holmes¹, Jean H. Brittain¹, Scott B. Reeder,²³

¹Global Applied Science Laboratory, GE Healthcare, Madison, WI, United States; ²Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States; ³Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States

Dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) liver MRI is a powerful tool for the diagnosis and characterization of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In this work, a previously developed technique called IVD HYCR is applied to DCE liver imaging to achieve volumetric liver coverage with 2.0 mm isotropic spatial resolution and 4.0 sec temporal resolution. Results from both healthy volunteers and patient volunteers with HCC are presented.