Abstract #4571

Rapid, multi-TE, T2-prepared RUFIS for Silent T2-weighted imaging

Emil Ljungberg^1,2, Brian Burns³, Tobias Wood¹, Shannon Kolind⁴, Florian Wiesinger⁵, and Gareth J Barker¹

¹Neuroimaging, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ²General Electric Healthcare, London, United Kingdom, ³ASL West, General Electric Healthcare, Menlo Park, CA, United States, ⁴Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵ASL Europe, General Electric Healthcare, Munich, Germany

Zero echo time (ZTE) imaging using the RUFIS sequence allows for silent imaging with high efficiency. Without modifications, RUFIS produces proton density and/or T₁-weighted images similar to a spoiled gradient echo sequence. In this work we present a novel T₂-prepared RUFIS sequence with multiple echo times acquired in each shot, for efficient T₂-weighted imaging. We present in vivo results acquired in 11 min with 1.5mm³ resolution, with effective echo times from 0 to 248ms.

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