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Abstract #2570

Retrospective Bias Correction of Hyperpolarized 3He MRI of the Lung

Nicholas James Tustison1, Talissa A. Altes2, G. Wilson Miller2, Eduard E. de Lange2, John P. Mugler III2, James C. Gee1

1Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States; 2Radiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States


We present an open source bias correction algorithm based on the popular N3 algorithm and demonstrate its superior performance for nonuniform intensity correction in hyperpolarized helium-3 lung images.