This study outlines an approach for selecting optimal TIs at which to sample renal ASL data. We present an error-propagation factor for a model of the ASL signal and propose to optimize TI sampling through minimization of this factor. Using FAIR ASL data from 7 human subjects, we show that renal perfusion estimates obtained with optimal TI sampling are more accurate and precise than estimates obtained with uniform TI sampling, particularly when ASL data is acquired at only a few TIs.
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