Medical Physics Seminar - Monday, November 23, 2009

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High Field Steady State MR Imaging: Advanced Acquisition and Reconstruction Methods

Jessica Klaers

Research Assistant

Department of Medical Physics

UW-School of Medicine and Public Health

Madison, Wisconsin

.MR imaging methods employing Steady State Free Precession (SSFP) have proven to be invaluable for both rapid diagnostic and functional imaging with high image contrast.  With implementation at high fields, such as 3.0T, there is considerable potential for these methods to dramatically improve both isotropic resolution and image SNR.  However, significant improvements in image CNR, fat/water separation, image artifact reduction, and acquisition speed are necessary to achieve this potential.  This work focuses on the VIPR-SSFP sequence and its ability to meet these needs as demonstrated through its application to musculoskeletal joint assessment and NCE angiography in the abdomen.

Location: 1345 Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC)

Time:  4:00pm-5:00pm

Refreshments will be provided prior to the talk

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