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Abstract #4086

Improvement of Gadoxetate Arterial Phase Capture with a High Spatio-Temporal Resolution Multiphase 3D SPGR-Dixon Sequence

Thomas A. Hope1, Manojkumar Saranathan1, Iva Petkovska1, Brian Andrew Hargreaves1, Robert J. Herfkens1, Shreyas S. Vasanawala1

1Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States


To determine whether a method that improves temporal resolution via a combination of parallel imaging and temporal view sharing improves the capture of gadoxetate arterial phase after the administration of gadoxetate disodium. 37 patients were imaged with a conventional technique and 48 patients were imaged with the accelerated technique. A multiphase acquisition included the arterial phase more frequently than the conventional acquisition, with 17% of patients imaged with conventional acquisition missed the arterial phase compared to 2% with the multiphase acquisition. Additionally, there was increased relative intensity of the hepatic arteries and improved lesion enhancement with respect to adjacent parenchyma.