Vessel-Wall Imaging Using Water-Selective Centrically-Encoded 3D SSFP-Echo with Double-Inversion Recovery

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acknowledgment acquisition additional adiabatic application approximately arteries artery artifacts attenuated attenuation averaging begins bifurcation bilateral binomial blood blue built bulk cardiac carotid centric channel choosing coils common contiguous crusher custom cycle determined displacement distribution double dummy duration effective efficiency eight element encode encoded encoding enhancement equation equilibrium equivalent every evolve excitation explore flow formed fraction frame gray healthy hyperbolic hypothetical immediately imparts implement improve in vivo incoherence incorporating indicate induced inflow inflowing inner intermittent inversion judiciously launched leads letting limited linear longitudinal loop loops magnetization makes many minimize minimized minimizing module motion moving null optimized outer pathways periodic perspective potential practice preliminary preparation prepared propose pulse pulses reach recovery reduced referred relax replaced required resetting response secant selective sensitivity separated several short simulated simulation simulations since slab slice slices spins spoiling square steady stimulated subjects sufficient suitable superposition suppressed suppression survive tissue transverse typically undesired velocity vessel volunteers wall water waveform window young