The use of balanced steady-state free precession sequences (bSSFP) is an approach to compensate for the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) loss at lower-field systems (<1T). Low field MRI systems are cheaper, lighter, and less prone to system imperfections than regular 1.5-3T systems, used in clinical practice. In this work, the feasibility and accuracy of velocity encoding using phase-contrast balanced SSFP (PC-bSSFP) is demonstrated and tested on a clinical 3T MRI system ramped down to 0.75T. Phantom and in-vivo results are compared to a standard 2D spoiled gradient echo phase-contrast sequence (PC-GRE).
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