Abstract #3126

Fast 2D EPI multislice imaging for full APT-CEST brain coverage

Jan-Rüdiger Schüre¹, Manoj Shrestha², Eike Steidl³, Ralf Deichmann², Elke Hattingen³, Marlies Wagner³, and Ulrich Pilatus³

¹Neuroradiology, Goethe University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, ²Brain Imaging Center (BIC), Frankfurt am Main, Germany, ³Goethe University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

We present a fast 2D EPI multislice sequence that allows to acquire the APT-CEST contrast in 16 slices within 8 seconds. The fast CEST-EPI sequence was compared in vitro and in vivo with a steady-state CEST sequence, where the saturation is applied for 4 s for each frequency offset. The reduced acquisition time in the fast sequence can be used for measurement repetitions or additional MR examinations (e.g. MR spectroscopic imaging).

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