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Curtis N Wiens¹, Colin M McCurdy, Jacob D Willig-Onwuachi

¹Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Science, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.

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Area of Science:

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Medical Imaging Physics

Background:

Chemical shift-based water-fat separation MRI techniques often require lengthy acquisition times.
Image acceleration techniques like parallel imaging are crucial for many clinical applications.
R2* (transverse relaxation rate) variations can affect the accuracy of water-fat separation.

Purpose of the Study:

To demonstrate an integrated approach for water-fat separation with R2* correction.
To enable highly accelerated MRI acquisitions using compressed sensing and parallel imaging.
To reduce reconstruction times through coil compression.

Main Methods:

Developed an integrated technique combining compressed sensing, parallel imaging, and R2* correction for water-fat separation.
Utilized a customized IDEAL-SPGR pulse sequence for data acquisition.
Acquired retrospectively and prospectively undersampled datasets of various anatomical regions (liver, calf, knee, abdomen).

Main Results:

The proposed technique demonstrated comparable image quality to fully sampled data across various acceleration factors.
At high acceleration factors, the technique showed improved image quality compared to standard parallel imaging alone.
Excellent image quality was achieved with acceleration factors as high as 7.0.

Conclusions:

A novel R2*-corrected water-fat separation technique using compressed sensing and parallel imaging has been successfully described.
High acceleration factors (up to 7.0) are feasible, leading to improved image quality.
This advancement allows for higher resolution or greater anatomical coverage in breath-hold MRI applications.