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Abstract #5168

Accelerating T2* Mapping with Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE) and Parallel Imaging (PI)

Wajiha Bano1,2, Arnold Julian Vinoj Benjamin1,2, Ian Marshall2, and Mike Davies1

1Institute for Digital Communication, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 2Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

The utility of MR parametric mapping is limited due to the lengthy acquisition time. A Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE) and Parallel Imaging (PI) method is presented for MR parameteric mapping. The approach is based on a high Signal to Noise ratio (SNR) assumption such that the noise can be modelled as Gaussian and estimates the parameters that maximizes the signal from a multichannel coil. The method was tested on a multi-echo gradient-echo T2* mapping experiment in a phantom and a human brain. Accurate T2* maps were reconstructed up to an acceleration factor of 6 with a small error for phantom and human brain.

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