Abstract #3612
Fast and Perfectly Registered Multi-contrast Whole Body MRI in a Single Run for PET/MR Imaging
Benedicte MA Delattre 1,2 , Peter Koken 3 , Christian Stehning 3 , Holger Eggers 3 , Susanne Heinzer 2 , Giel Mens 4 , and Peter Brnert 3
1
Department of Radiology, Geneva University
Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland,
2
Philips
AG Healthcare, Zrich, Switzerland,
3
Philips
Research Laboratories, Hamburg, Germany,
4
Philips,
Best, Netherlands
With the recent introduction of hybrid modalities such
as PET/MR, whole-body MRI reinforces its importance in
the staging and follow-up of oncologic patients. A
typical whole-body MRI exam contains T2w and T1w
sequences as well as diffusion-weighted imaging with
background suppression (DWIBS). We propose a flexible
whole-body MR protocol using an interleaved
multi-station approach where T1w and T2w sequences are
acquired during the same breath-hold and DWIBS during
free-breathing. This allows reduced number of
breath-holds asked to the patient and guarantee perfect
registration of images to facilitate for optimal
clinical diagnosis and to support proper attenuation
correction for the PET.
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