1Research
Centre Magnetic Resonance Bavaria e.V., Wrzburg, Bayern, Germany; 2Diagnostic
and Interventional Radiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg,
Baden-Wrttemberg, Germany; 3Experimental Physics 5, University
Wrzburg, Wrzburg, Bayern, Germany
While both T1 and T2* are reduced in hyperoxic conditions, these changes reflect different aspects of lung function. A method for measuring both parameters simultaneously using a inversion recovery multi-gradient echo experiment is proposed. By applying an asymmetric radial readout with a golden angle distribution, lung signal is maximised while enabling self-gating to compensate for breathing motion. Since the dc-signal is distorted by the inversion recovery, a correction to recover an undisturbed signal is shown. Generating self-gated parameter maps provides co-registration for T1 and T2* maps as well as for maps acquired under different oxygenation conditions.