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Abstract #3672

Analysis of Generation of Arbitrary Spectral Profiles (GASP) for Water-Fat Separation

Michael A Mendoza1, Nicholas McKibben2, Peter J Lally1, and Neal K Bangerter1,3
1Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, 2Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States, 3Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID, United States

Synopsis

Keywords: Fat & Fat/Water Separation, Fat

Motivation: This research explores using multiple bSSFP images to generate arbitrary spectral profiles for use in water-fat separation

Goal(s): Our goal is to analyze the generation of synthetic spectral profiles and use this technique for water-fat separation.

Approach: We use computational simulations to analyze the effectiveness of generating arbitrary spectral profiles for filtering different tissues and validate our technique with an in-vivo knee experiment.

Results: Our experiments demonstrate that the banding artifacts from multiple bSSFP acquisitions with varying TRs and phase cycles can be used to spectrally isolate water from fat signals.

Impact: Multiple bSSFP images can be linearly combined to generate arbitrary spectral profiles and isolate tissues for water-fat separation

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