Ning Jin1, Yang Guo2, Jie Deng3,
Andrew C. Larson1,4
1Departments of Radiology
& Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United
States; 2Department of Radiology, Northwestern University,
Chicago, IL, United States; 3Department of Medical Imaging,
Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, United States; 4Robert
H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, IL, United States
Quantitative R2 and R2* maps are critical for a wide range of applications. The GESFIDE sequence can provide simultaneous R2 and R2* information. However, for abdominal imaging, application of this method can be particularly challenging due to respiratory motion. We developed a GESFIDE-PROPELLER approach for simultaneous R2 and R2* measurements in the abdomen and demonstrated that GESFIDE-PROPELLER can provide accurate R2 and R2* measurements while reducing respiratory motion artifacts.