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Abstract #3697

T1-W SE-Prop to Overcome Flow Artifacts in Post-Gd Brain Imaging

Stefan Skare1, Magnus Mrtensson2, Patrik Ring1, Anders Lilja1

1Dept Neuroradiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; 2EMEA Research and Collaboration, Applied Science Laboratory, GE Healthcare, Stockholm, Sweden

T1-w Spin-Echo imaging of the brain after Gadolinium (Gd) administration to the patient suffers typically from significant flow artifacts, in particular in the basal parts of the brain. In this study we show that T1-w Spin-Echo Propeller acquisitions largely can solve these issues.

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