David Michael Thomasson1, Leor Zach2,
Laura Elizabeth Danielian3, Peter Guion2, Yuxi Pang4,
Dimitrios Alexopoulos1, Nicholas John Patronas1
1Radiology and Imaging Sciences,
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States; 2Radiation
Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, United States; 3EMG
Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda,
MD, United States; 4BU - MR, Philips Healthcare, Cleveland, OH,
United States
Reduced
Field of View rFoV diffusion weighted imaging techniques improve quantitative
ADC and FA data for sagittal acquired thoracic spine imaging at 3Tesla
relative to 1.5T. While lower field has less distortions limiting the
necessity of such techniques, the reduced SNR at 1.5T makes them less
desirable using clinically acceptable scan times. Here we optimize the rFoV
technique in thoracic spine to obtain the best possible data in a clinical
population.