Simultaneous arterial and venous imaging and 3D quantitative parameter mapping with RF-spoiled gradient echo

We proposed a method to acquire venous and arterial image in addition to maps of multiple MR parameters (T1, T2*, proton density, and susceptibility) at the same time. The method applies venous extraction to susceptibility map obtained in previously developed multiple parameter mapping method using RF-spoiled gradient echo. The venous image of the proposed method were similar to those of conventional method. The result suggests that the proposed method enables simultaneous acquisition of arterial and venous images with quantitative MR parameter maps, and it may contribute to more efficient MR examination.