Abstract #0597

Fat-water Separated Imaging At 7T: Initial Results For Cardiac Applications

Peter Kellman¹, Fabian Hezel², Saurabh Shah³, Wolfgang Renz⁴, Christof Thalhammer², Jeanette Schulz-Menger^2,5, Thoralf Niendorf^2,6

¹NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA; ²Berlin Ultrahigh Field Facility, Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany; ³Siemens Medical Solutions, USA, Chicago, IL, USA; ⁴Siemens Healthcare, Erlangen, Germany; ⁵Charit Campus Buch, Helios Klinkum, Berlin, Germany; ⁶Experimental & Clinical Research Center, Charit Campus Buch, Humboldt-University, Berlin, Germany

Fat-water separated imaging has been demonstrated at 7T for cardiac imaging application using a multi-echo Dixon approach. This approach overcomes limitations of conventional chemical shift fat suppression which is difficult at high field strength. Fat-water separated imaging is an important tool for characterizing tissue and providing fat suppression.