We investigated combining UTE sequences with different TR without requiring knowledge of T1, to enable increasing the number of short TE scans for T2* quantification. Many short T2* tissues have multiple compartments with ultra-short and somewhat longer T2 values. To quantify both a substantial number of images with ultra-short TE and images with a substantial maximal TE are required. The large maximal TE requires relatively large TR and hence long scan times, while the ultra-short TE scans have to be acquired separately. Hence, being able to combine images with different TR would be beneficial for such studies.
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