Abstract #3985

Parallel Transmission Based Alternating Saturation Pulse Design for CEST Imaging

Zhipeng Cao^1,2,3, Zhongliang Zu^1,3, Kristin P. O'Grady^1,3, Jun Ma^2,3, Seth A. Smith^1,2,3, William A. Grissom^1,2,3, and John C. Gore^1,2,3

¹Radiology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States, ²Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States, ³Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States

A novel saturation pulse design method for ultra-high field human CEST imaging is presented. By alternating complementary saturation patterns using parallel transmission, the method achieves homogeneous CEST saturation in the whole brain volume.

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