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Abstract #0628

Towards ultrafast submillimeter T2* and QSM quantification at 3T using spherical Echo Planar Time Resolved Imaging (sEPTI)

Nan Wang1, Mark Nishimura2, Mahmut Yurt2, Mengze Gao1, Daniel Abraham2, Cagan Alkan2, Congyu Liao1, Xiaozhi Cao1, Zihan Zhou1, and Kawin Setsompop1
1Radiology Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, 2Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States

Synopsis

Keywords: Image Reconstruction, Image Reconstruction

Motivation: To further improve the image quality, SNR, and reduce scan time by reducing averages for submillimeter T2* and QSM at 3T

Goal(s): To achieve whole-brain 0.75-mm T2* and QSM quantification using sEPTI within a single average scan

Approach: We developed: (1) an iterative data-driven B0 update pipeline for accurate and high SNR B0 map; (2) data-driven eddy-current correction approach to reduce artifacts; (3) a physics-informed unrolled network to boost the SNR of the reconstructed image to achieve 2X acceleration by reducing the need of averages.

Results: sEPTI achieved whole-brain 0.75-mm T2* and QSM quantification within 84 seconds with the potential for wide applications

Impact: The work presented synergetic improvements in B0 update, eddy-current correction, and unrolled-network based SNR-boosted reconstruction for sEPTI, which achieves whole-brain 0.75-mm distortion-free and blurring-free T2* and QSM quantification at 3T in 84 seconds with the potentials for wide applications.

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