Teodora-Adriana Perles-Barbacaru1,
Irne Troprs2, David Chechin3, Sylvie Grand2,
Jean-Franois Le Bas2, Francois Berger2, Hana Lahrech2
1Grenoble
Institute of Neurosciences, University of
Joseph Fourier, INSERM U 836 , La Tronche, France; 2Grenoble
Institute of Neurosciences, University of
Joseph Fourier, INSERM U 836, La Tronche, France; 3Philips
Healthcare, Suresnes, France
The Rapid Steady State T1 technique enables direct quantitative mapping of the cerebral blood volume fraction with a clinically approved Gd-DOTA dose during the first pass and without requirement of the arterial input function. It facilitates treatment monitoring and clinical studies in particular for the evaluation of antiangiogenic therapies.