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Abstract #5178

Time-dependence of perfusion fraction with flow-compensated intravoxel incoherent motion MRI in the brain

Louise Rosenqvist1, Mikael Montelius1, Maria Ljungberg1,2, and Oscar Jalnefjord1,2
1Department of Radiation Physics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden

Synopsis

Keywords: Diffusion/other diffusion imaging techniques, Perfusion, IVIM

Using IVIM imaging for completely non-invasive perfusion MRI is gaining popularity. IVIM perfusion assessment depends not only on capillary network characteristics, but also on diffusion encoding-time. In this study, a flow-compensated pulse sequence with variable encoding-time was implemented and validated through phantom measurements, and subsequently used to study the encoding-time dependence of IVIM perfusion fraction in human brain tissue. Initial findings indicate a decrease in perfusion fraction as encoding-time increases.

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