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Abstract #1475

Population Variability of Susceptibility-Induced B0 Field in Bilateral Breast MRI

Seung-Kyun Lee1, Ileana Hancu1

1GE Global Research, Niskayuna, NY, United States

Susceptibility-induced B0 field in bilateral breast was calculated in thirteen healthy volunteers based on segmented anatomical images at 3 T. For each volunteer, nine axial B0 maps were fitted with spherical harmonics up to the third order, and population variability was investigated. Common features in the susceptibility-induced B0 gradient were identified and the effectiveness of higher order shim was evaluated.

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