Fast multistation water/fat imaging at 3T using DREAM-based RF shimming

• Published in: Journal of magnetic resonance imaging Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 217 - 223
• Main Authors: Hooijmans, Melissa T., Dzyubachyk, Oleh, Nehrke, Kay, Koken, Peter, Versluis, Maarten J., Kan, Hermien E., Börnert, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2015; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adipose Tissue - anatomy & histology; Adipose Tissue - metabolism; Algorithms; Body Water - metabolism; DREAM; Humans; Image Enhancement - methods; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted - methods; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods; Magnetic resonance imaging; Radio Waves; Reproducibility of Results; RF shimming; Sensitivity and Specificity; Whole Body Imaging - methods; whole-body imaging; 3T; RF shimming; whole-body imaging; DREAM

Purpose To show the effect, efficiency, and image quality improvements achievable by Dual Refocusing Echo Acquisition Mode (DREAM)‐based B1+ shimming in whole‐body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at 3T using the example of water/fat imaging. Materials and Methods 3D multistation, dual‐echo mDixon g...