MP2RAGEME: T₁ , T₂ ^* , and QSM mapping in one sequence at 7 tesla.

ABSTRACT: Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging generates images of meaningful physical or chemical variables measured in physical units that allow quantitative comparisons between tissue regions and among subjects scanned at the same or different sites. Here, we show that we can acquire quantitative T₁ , T₂ ^* , and quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) information in a single acquisition, using a multi-echo (ME) extension of the second gradient-echo image of the MP2RAGE sequence. This combination is called MP2RAGE ME, or MP2RAGEME. The simultaneous acquisition results in large time savings, perfectly coregistered data, and minimal image quality differences compared to separately acquired data. Following a correction for residual transmit B₁ ^+</

SUBMITTER: Caan MWA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6590660 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature