Keywords: CEST & MT, MR FingerprintingConventionally, quantitative CEST imaging requires steady-state acquisitions so that the obtained signals can be fitted to simple analytical models, which takes a long scan time. Recently, transient-state techniques such as MR fingerprinting were developed to shorten the scan time. This study evaluates the potential of using a new pulse-by-pulse modulation of the saturation power acquisition in conjunction with an MRF reconstruction and fitting approach, termed dynamic saturation CEST, for quantitative APT imaging. Based on signal simulations, sensitivity analysis, and image simulations, we find it is plausible to estimate amide and macromolecular pool concentration, as well as water R1.
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