Markus Weiger1, Klaas Paul Pruessmann2, Martin Tabbert3, Franek Hennel4
1Bruker BioSpin AG, Faellanden, Switzerland; 2Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; 3Bruker BioSpin MRI GmbH, Ettlingen, Germany; 4Bruker BioSpin MRI GmbH, Germany
The concept of simultaneous excitation and acquisition (SEA) introduced with the SWIFT technique enables MRI of samples with very short T2 also under B1 constraints. Within this framework we suggest a number of improved sampling strategies, addressing reconstruction stability, SNR, and artefacts related to pulse errors. High-quality SEA images of short-T2 samples acquired at a bandwidth of 100 kHz are presented.