Abstract #3772

Snapshot Quantitative MRI: Application to Simultaneously T2 and T2* Mapping

Jian Wu¹, Xiaoyin Wang², Hongjian He², Lingceng Ma¹, Shuhui Cai¹, Congbo Cai¹, and Jianhui Zhong³

¹Department of Electronic Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, ²The Center for Brain Imaging Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, China, ³Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, United States

Simultaneously quantifying T₂ and T₂* properties can provide great sensitivity and specificity to diseases. However, most of the existing methods are time-consuming. Here, we develop an overlapping-echo method for simultaneously achieving reliable T₂ and T₂* maps in a single shot. This method is robust to motion and the inhomogeneity of B₀. Experimental results demonstrate that the resulting T₂ and T₂* values are in good agreement with those obtained with reference methods.

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