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Abstract #2060

Reduced FOV Diffusion-Weighted 3D-EPI

Mathias Engstrm1, 2, Stefan Skare1, 2

1Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; 2Department of Neuroradiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

This work details a reduced FOV, parallel imaging accelerated, diffusion-weighted 3D-EPI sequence for head, neck, and spine imaging. The sequence combines inner volume imaging with GRAPPA parallel imaging reconstruction for increased distortion reduction.

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