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Abstract #2594

Incorporating saturation bands into MR Fingerprinting reduces streaking artefacts

Christopher George Trimble1, Kaia Sørland1, Elise Sandsmark2, Mattijs Elschot1,2, Tone F. Bathen1,2, and Martijn A. Cloos3
1Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, 2Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway, 3Centre for Advanced Imaging, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Synopsis

Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting (MRF) enables fast quantitative MR imaging, which is appealing in prostate cancer diagnostics. In pelvic MR Fingerprinting, blood flow in the femoral vessels causes strong streak-like artefacts when a radial sampling strategy is used. Here we develop a strategy to incorporate saturation bands into MRF sequences. Our phantom study shows quantification of areas outside the saturation band are not significantly affected. Meanwhile, qualitative analysis of in vivo experiments indicates a marked reduction in streak intensity when saturation is applied.

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