Abstract #4510
Combined parallel imaging and compressed sensing for rapid Inflow-enhanced Inversion Recovery (IFIR) imaging of carotid arteries
Allison Grayev 1 , Utaroh Motosugi 1,2 , Peter Bannas 1,3 , Naoyuki Takei 4 , Kevin King 5 , Kang Wang 6 , James Holmes 7 , Scott Reeder 8,9 , and Aaron Field 1
1
Department of Radiology, University of
Wisconsin, Madison, WI, United States,
2
Department
of Radiology, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan,
3
Department
of Radiology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf,
Hamburg, Germany, Germany,
4
Global
MR Applications and Workflow, GE Healthcare, Hino,
Japan,
5
Global
MR Applications and Workflow, GE Healthcare, Waukesha,
WI, United States,
6
Global
MR Applications and Workflow, GE Healthcare, Madison,
WI, United States,
7
Department
of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison,
WI, United States,
8
Department
of Radiology; Department of Medical Physics, University
of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, United States,
9
Department
of Biomedical Engineering and Medicine; Department of
Emergency Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison,
WI, United States
Vascular imaging is an important step in the assessment
of stroke; however, optimal evaluation of the neck
vasculature often requires multiple sequences. The
purpose of this study was to develop a non-contrast
method of evaluating the carotid arteries from the
aortic arch to skull base with excellent resolution in
acceptable time parameters. Inflow-enhanced inversion
recovery with fast spin echo readout (IFIR-FSE) was
combined with parallel imaging and compressed sensing
and compared to both contrast enhanced MRA and
time-of-flight MRA in volunteer patients. After the
image quality was optimized, patients were recruited to
demonstrate feasibility in the clinical setting.
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