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Abstract #1840

In vitro and in vivo SLOW-editing with 3D EPSI-readout at 3T: Proof of Principle

Guodong Weng1,2, Piotr Radojewski1,2, Sulaiman Sheriff3, and Johannes Slotboom1,2
1Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Support Center for Advanced Neuroimaging (SCAN), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, 2Translational Imaging Center, sitem-insel, Bern, Switzerland, Bern, Switzerland, 3University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States

Synopsis

Keywords: Spectroscopy, Metabolism, GABA, Spectral editing, MRSI

Motivation: Developed initially for 7T scanners, the widespread inaccessibility of such MRI systems underscores the urgent need to adapt SLOW-editing for more commonly available 3T field strengths.

Goal(s): Our primary goal is to detect metabolites like 2HG, GABA, and Glx using SLOW-editing at 3T, effectively addressing water/lipid suppression challenge.

Approach: We utilized symmetric and asymmetric CHEmical-shifted selective Adiabatic Pulses (CHEAP) in conjunction with a 3D Echo-Planar Spectroscopic Imaging (EPSI) readout sequence.

Results: Our investigations confirm the feasibility of employing SLOW-editing in conjunction with the EPSI sequence for spectral editing of GABA+ and Glx, validated through in vitro and in vivo experiments.

Impact: This work demonstrates that SLOW-EPSI can be employed for spectral editing of low concentration metabolites, including 2HG, GABA and Glx, on a 3T MR scanner for 3D/whole-brain MRSI.

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