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Abstract #0401

Optimizing Liver 3D Arterial Phase Imaging with Gadoxetate Disodium

SUMMA25Nanda Deepa Thimmappa1, Pascal Spincemaille, Bo Xu, Sarah Eskreis-Winkler, 2, Yi Wang, Martin R. Prince1

1Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States; 2New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, NY, United States

Dynamic contrast enhanced imaging of the liver using 3D spiral offers a greatly increased ability to visualize the different enhancement sub-phases. In this abstract, we propose to use a high frame rate reconstruction using the same data to derive signal enhancement curves of the aorta, portal vein and other territories. These are used to obtain optimal temporal windows for a second reconstruction of particular sub-phases.

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