Bo Zhao1,
2, T Kevin Hitchens3, 4, Anthony G. Christodoulou1,
5, Fan Lam1, 5, Yijen Wu3, 4,
Chien Ho3, 4, Zhi-Pei Liang1, 5
1Department
of Eletrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States; 2Beckman Institute,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States; 3Pittsburgh
NMR Center for Biomedical Research, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh,
PA, United States; 4Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie
Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; 5Beckman
Institute , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United
States
A new model-based reconstruction method is presented for accelerating 3D ultra-short echo time (UTE) parametric mapping. The proposed method enables accurate parameter mapping with significantly reduced data acquisition times. It should prove useful for 3D UTE relaxometry and various related applications (e.g., labeled cell tracking).
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