Abstract #1494

Clinically-Constrained Resolution-Optimized FlexTPI Acquisition Parameters for the Tissue Sodium Concentration Bioscale

Ian C. Atkinson¹, AIming Lu¹, Keith R. Thulborn¹

¹Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

Rapid transverse relaxation during signal acquisition results in T2-blurring of 23-sodium MR images. Resolution optimized acquisition parameters for quantitative 23-sodium MR imaging of the human brain are determined and demonstrated at 9.4T and 3.0T