Hassan Bagher-Ebadian1,2, Ramesh Paudyal1,
Rajan Jain3, Jayant Narang3, James Russle Ewing1,2
1Neurology, Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, MI, United States; 2Physics, Oakland University,
Rochester, MI, United States; 3Radiology, Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, MI, United States
In
spoiled gradient echo sequences, the T1-weighting of image contrast is strongly
affected by a nonlinear interaction of two sequence parameters, repetition
time (TR) and flip angle () . Since the T1 is filed dependant, optimal set
of is chosen to produce a field-dependent contrast behavior in MR imaging.
Therefore, a pulse sequence with an optimal set of flip angle which provides
a best Signal-to-Noise ratio would be useful in various quantitative methods.
In the proposed study, a set of optimal flip angles which yield a better
tissue contrast at different magnetic field strengths (3T, 7T) is determined.