Abstract #2159

Improved visualization of non-contrast-enhanced MRA of the foot using REACT with balanced SSFP-DIXON (bREACT) at 1.5T

Yutaka Hamatani¹, Kayoko Abe², Yasuhiro Goto¹, Masami Yoneyama³, Isao Shiina¹, Kazuo Kodaira¹, Mamoru Takeyama¹, Isao Tanaka¹, and Shuji Sakai²

¹Department of Radiological Services, Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ²Department of Diagnostic imaging & Nuclear Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ³Philips Japan, Tokyo, Japan

In this study we demonstrated the feasibility of dual-echo balanced SSFP-DIXON sequence with REACT technique for the foot MRA at 1.5T. bREACT dramatically increased the SNR compared to conventional REACT and it could provide excellent contrast between blood vessels and background tissues with high robustness compared with other conventional non-contrast-enhanced MRA methods. This technique would be helpful to assess peripheral blood vessels in the diabetic patients.

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