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Abstract #2475

Experimental Analysis of Three Spoiling Mechanisms Used in Variable-Flip-Angle T1 Mapping

Martin Ott1, Thomas Benkert1, Martin Blaimer1, Peter M. Jakob1, 2, Felix A. Breuer1

1MRB Forschungszentrum fr Magnet-Resonanz-Bayern e.V., Wrzburg, Germany; 2 Department of Experimental Physics 5, Institute of Physics, Wrzburg, Germany

A comparison of different VFA-methods for T1-mapping is shown. This results that none of the common techniques can produce reliable data.

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