Abstract #2444
A Spiral Spin-Echo Sequence for Fast T2-Weighted Imaging with Improved Contrast
Zhiqiang Li 1 , Dinghui Wang 1 , John P Karis 2 , and James G Pipe 1
1
Imaging Research, Barrow Neurological
Institute, Phoenix, AZ, United States,
2
Neuroradiology,
Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, United
States
T2-weighted TSE is a routine clinical tool for
neuroimaging. TSE generates slightly different contrast
than conventional SE. TSE can also incorporate the
mDixon technique to provide fat/water imaging, but at
the cost of prolonged scan time. In this project, we
propose a spiral SE sequence for enhanced T2 contrast
and fast scan speed. Preliminary results showed
increased T2 contrast with spiral SE in tissues with
increased ion deposition. Its also demonstrated that
the SNR of spiral SE is close to TSE even its scan time
is shorter. Therefore, spiral SE is a potential
alternative to TSE for T2-weighted imaging.
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