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Abstract #0610

Simultaneous Mapping of B1 & Flip Angle by Combined Bloch-Siegert, Actual Flip-Angle Imaging (BS-AFI)

Samuel A. Hurley1, Pouria Mossahebi2, 3, Kevin M. Johnson1, Alexey A. Samsonov3

1Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, United States; 2Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, United States; 3Radiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, United States

Methods to map B1 and flip angle are often used interchangeably without regard to the subtle but important differences between these two parameters. We present a novel combination of Actual Flip-angle Imaging (AFI) and Bloch-Siegert B1 mapping to measure them simultaneously, and demonstrate how this can improve the accuracy of quantitative magnetization transfer (MT) measurements.

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