Abstract #4462

Rapid T2 Mapping of Mouse Heart using CPMG Sequence & Model-Based Compressed Sensing Reconstruction

Yong Chen^1,2, Wen Li^1,2, Xin Yu^1,2

¹Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve Univ, Cleveland, OH, United States; ²Case Center for Imaging Research, Case Western Reserve Univ, Cleveland, OH, United States

In this study, we developed a novel method for rapid T2 mapping of mouse heart in vivo. Our results demonstrate that a high temporal resolution of ~15 seconds can be achieved by combining a fast multi-echo spin-echo sequence with a model-based compressed sensing reconstruction.