Multi-parametric liver tissue characterization using MR fingerprinting: Simultaneous T1 , T2 , T2 *, and fat fraction mapping.

Olivier JaubertCristobal ArrietaGastao José Lima da Cruz Aurélien BustinTorben SchneiderGeorgios GeorgiopoulosPier-Giorgio MasciCarlos Sing-LongRene M BotnarClaudia Prieto

Published in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2020)

A nine-echo liver MRF sequence allows for quantitative multi-parametric liver tissue characterization in a single breath-hold scan of ~14 s. Future work will aim to validate the proposed approach in patients with liver disease.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance
computed tomography
adipose tissue
magnetic resonance imaging
current status
mass spectrometry
fatty acid