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Abstract #4431

Eddy-current characterization and pre-emphasis on a compact inside-out nonlinear gradient

Ates Fettahoglu1,2, Zhehong Zhang1, Nahla Elsaid1, Andrew Dewdney3, and Gigi Galiana1
1Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States, 2Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, 3Siemens Healthcare, Erlangen, Germany

Synopsis

Keywords: Hybrid & Novel Systems Technology, Prostate, Eddy-current, GIRFDiffusion-weighted imaging requires strong sensitizing gradients, resulting in eddy currents that create image distortions and hinder the reliability of measured diffusion parameters. In this study, we characterize and and compensate for eddy currents on a compact inside-out nonlinear gradient using a 2D phase encoded FLASH sequence. Time series of the effective waveform was calculated from PCA of the field maps, which was then used to calculate a gradient impulse response function (GIRF). The GIRF was validated by comparing the output waveform of a simple vs pre-emphasized trapezoid. Results showed clear improvement of the pre-emphasized waveform.

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