Jan-Willem Beenakker1, Joep Wezel1, Gregorius Luyten1, Andrew Webb1, and Peter Boernert1,2
MRI is becoming
an increasingly valuable non-invasive tool in ocular tumour assessment and
treatment planning. ophthalmology. High resolution images acquired at high
field provide multi-dimensional information on tumour size. However, image
quality is often compromised by eye motion which is often triggered by gradient
noise In the present work the use of magnetization prepared 3D Zero Echo Time
imaging (ZTE) is proposed, enabling for almost silent volumetric scanning at isotropic
resolution. An initial validation showing the potential of the ZTE approach at
7T for is shown in volunteers and tumour patients.
