Abstract #0864

2-In-1: Simultaneously T2/T2* Weighted Double Echo Fast Spin Echo Imaging

Katharina Fuchs¹, Fabian Hezel¹, Sabrina Klix¹, Thoralf Niendorf¹,²

¹Berlin Ultrahigh Field Facility (B.U.F.F.), Max-Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany; ²Experimental and Clinical Research Center, a cooperation of the Charit Medical Faculty and the Max-Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany

Both T₂ and T₂^* weighted Fast Spin Echo (FSE) sequences are frequently applied in clinical practice. This work presents an FSE technique which is simultaneously sensitive to T₂ and T₂^* offering various applications including simultaneous mapping. The dual weighting of the proposed two-in-one sequence is generated via the separation of spin echoes and stimulated echoes. Applicability of the presented approach is examined in phantoms and healthy volunteers at 3.0 T and 7.0 T.