Abstract #2423

Identification of Over-Estimated Diffusion Coefficients Obtained with Very High B-Values in Diffusion MRS

Vaclav Brandejsky¹, Roland Kreis², Chris Boesch²

¹Depts Clinical Research and Radiology , University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; ²Depts Clinical Research and Radiology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Eddy currents are prohibitive for high b-value diffusion measurements in vivo. A method for quantitation of the eddy current effects on balanced diffusion gradient pairs is presented. Both the remaining eddy currents and the signal drop due to suboptimal rephasing can be assessed.