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Double fat suppression (DFS) offers effective fat suppression for breast MRI, outperforming spectral-selective inversion recovery (SPIR) in volunteer studies. This technique is promising for breast dynamic contrast-enhanced imaging.

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B1 inhomogeneitybreast dynamic contrast-enhanced imagingdouble fat suppressionfat suppression technique

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  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Medical Physics

Background:

  • Fat suppression is crucial for dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) breast MRI to improve lesion conspicuity.
  • Existing techniques like spectral-selective inversion recovery (SPIR) have limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate a novel multiple-pulse fat suppression technique for segmented 3D fast field echo (FFE) breast DCE imaging.
  • To compare the efficacy of double fat suppression (DFS) against SPIR in volunteer studies.

Main Methods:

  • Numerical Bloch-equation modeling was used to assess spectral-selective inversion recovery (SPIR), double fat suppression (DFS), and triple fat suppression (TFS).
  • DFS, combining SPIR and CHESS pulses, was selected for its balance of fat suppression, scan time, and specific absorption rate (SAR).
  • DFS was compared to SPIR in six volunteers using segmented T1-weighted 3D FFE sequences.

Main Results:

  • DFS achieved sufficient fat suppression with only two segments.
  • Breast DCE precontrast images acquired with DFS showed uniform fat suppression compared to SPIR.
  • Uniformity was observed in both axial and sagittal planes across all volunteers.

Conclusions:

  • Double fat suppression (DFS) is a viable and promising technique for breast MRI.
  • DFS demonstrates effectiveness even in areas with B1+ inhomogeneity, enhancing image quality for breast DCE imaging.