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Abstract #1502

Free Breathing Dynamic Contrast MR Imaging of the Pancreas Using Navigator Technique

Takayuki Masui1, Motoyuki Katayama1, Masayoshi Sugimura1, Yuji Iwadate2, Kimihiko Sato1, Kazuma Terauchi1, Kei Tsukamoto1, Kenichi Mizuki1, Mayumi Matsushima1, Koji Yoneyama1, Takayuki Suzuki1, Mitsuharu Miyoshi2, Naoyuki Takei2, Hiroyuki Kabasawa2, Keiko Mabuchi1

1Radiology, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan; 2GE Healthcare Japan, Hino, Tokyo, Japan

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of dynamic contrast study during free-breathing in combined use of navigator technique for the evaluation of the pancreatic lesions. In all the patients, dynamic contrast MR imaging of the pancreas could be successfully obtained under free-breathing with acceptable image quality and lesion recognitions. This technique is useful for the elderly people or unconscious patients who cannot hold their breaths. We may further need to improve temporal resolution for each phase of dynamic study to cover lager areas of interest and to characterize solid lesions in the pancreas and other organs.

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