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Abstract #4895

Pushing the image quality by integrating FatNav and pTx Universal Pulses in MPRAGE and MP2RAGE sequences at 7T

Franck Mauconduit1, Thomas Diraison1, Aurelien Massire2, Vincent Gras1, Alexandre Vignaud1, Daniel Gallichan3, and Nicolas Boulant1
1University Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, BAOBAB, NeuroSpin, Gif-sur-yvette, France, 2Siemens Healthcare SAS, Courbevoie, France, 3CUBRIC, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Synopsis

Keywords: High-Field MRI, High-Field MRI

Motivation: Ultra-high field MRI of the brain suffers from an increased B1+ inhomogeneity as well as involuntary motion artifacts when very high spatial resolution is targeted.

Goal(s): Integration of a FatNav technique into pTx Universal Pulse sequences would be beneficial to reach the best image quality at very high resolution.

Approach: An MP(2)RAGE sequence using GRAPE pTx universal pulses was modified to integrate a FatNav module. High-resolution protocols were acquired in vivo on the brain.

Results: Very high-quality images were obtained throughout the brain and cerebellum thanks to FatNav motion correction and pTx Universal Pulses.

Impact: The ultra-high field community targetting high-resolution protocols on the whole brain would benefit from a FatNav-enabled PASTEUR package to bring robust protocols against B1+ inhomogeneities and involuntary motion of the head.

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