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Abstract #1164

Motion-Compensated TSE Imaging of the Carotid Arteries Using FID-Based Navigator Gating

Petter Dyverfeldt1, Vibhas S. Deshpande2, Tobias Kober3, Gunnar Krueger3, David Saloner1

1Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States; 2Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.,, San Francisco, CA, United States; 3Advanced Clinical Imaging Technology, Siemens Healthcare Sector IM&WS S, Lausanne, Switzerland

Multicontrast-weighted MRI is promising for characterization of carotid plaques, but is hampered by motion artifacts. This study demonstrated initial feasibility of motion-compensated carotid-MRI achieved by a novel approach to FID-based navigator gating. The results demonstrate the potential of the proposed gating-approach to improve the clinical capability of MR imaging of carotid plaques.

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