Abstract #1523
Revisiting the potential of alternating repetition time balanced steady state free precession imaging in the abdomen at 3T
Oliver J. Gurney-Champion 1,2 , Remy Klaassen 3,4 , Jaap Stoker 1 , Arjan Bel 2 , Hanneke W.M. van Laarhoven 3 , Aart J. Nederveen 1 , and Sonia I. Goncalves 5
1
Radiology, Academic Medical Center,
Amsterdam, Netherlands,
2
Radiation
Oncology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam,
Netherlands,
3
Department
of Medical Oncology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam,
Netherlands,
4
Laboratory
for Experimental Oncology and Radiobiology, Academic
Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands,
5
Institute
for Biomedical Imaging and Life Sciences, University of
Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
In this work we optimize ATR-bSSFP with respect to
contrast and fat saturation for abdominal imaging. To do
so we used simulations and validated them with phantom
measurements. After validation, we use the simulations
to determine optimal settings with respect to contrast
between abdominal organs. We then confirm the optimal
contrast settings in vivo in two healthy volunteers and
a patient with pancreatic cancer.
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