Abstract #4213

MR Parameter Quantification (T1, T2, PD) with Integrated Fat Water Separation Using a Multi-Echo - Phase Cycled BSSFP-Sequence

Thomas Benkert¹, Martin Ott¹, Riad Ababneh², Martin Blaimer¹, Peter M. Jakob¹,³, Felix A. Breuer¹

¹Research Center Magnetic Resonance Bavaria, Wrzburg, Bavaria, Germany; ²Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan; ³Experimental Physics 5, University Wrzburg, Wrzburg, Bavaria, Germany

A phase cycled bSSFP sequence with a multi-echo readout is proposed to achieve T1,T2 and PD maps as well as robust fat-water separation without any banding artifacts due to offresonances with just one single sequence.