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Abstract #2430

Pure Phase Encode MRI in the Vicinity of Metal Structures

Hui Han1, 2, Igor Mastikhin1, Bryce MacMillan1, Bruce Balcom1

1MRI Centre, Department of Physics, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada; 2Brain Imaging and Analysis Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States

The presented work shows the robustness of pure phase encode MRI to B0 field inhomogeneity by showing 3D SPRITE phantom images of samples with significant metal content. The paper also outlines the robustness of SPRITE to the gradient eddy currents induced by switching pulsed field gradients, which has enabled new high pressure MRI study inside metallic containers at variable temperature and pressure condition. An eddy current self-compensated SPRITE sequence allows us to acquire geometrically correct images inside highly conductive cylindrical metal containers.

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