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Diffusion Imaging in the Rat Cervical Spinal Cord
Published on: April 7, 2015
Regional T1 mapping of the whole cervical spinal cord using an optimized MP2RAGE sequence
Henitsoa Rasoanandrianina1,2,3,4, Aurélien Massire1,2,4, Manuel Taso1,2,4,5
1Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, CRMBM, Marseille, France.
Abstract:
The recently-proposed MP2RAGE sequence was purposely optimized for cervical spinal cord imaging at 3T. Sequence parameters were chosen to optimize gray/white matter T1 contrast with sub-millimetric resolution and scan-time < 10 min while preserving reliable T1 determination with minimal B1+ variation effects within a range of values compatible with pathologies and surrounding structures. Results showed good agreements with IR-based measurements, high MP2RAGE-based T1 reproducibility and preliminary evidences of age- and tract-related T1 variations in the healthy spinal cord.
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