Sodium relaxometry using 23 Na MR fingerprinting: A proof of concept.
Fabian J KratzerSebastian FlassbeckArmin M NagelNicolas G R BehlBenjamin R KnowlesPeter BachertMark E LaddSebastian SchmitterPublished in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2020)
This work demonstrates the feasibility of 23 Na-MRF for relaxometry in sodium MRI in both phantom and in vivo studies. Simultaneous quantification of T1 , T 2 l ∗ , T 2 s ∗ , T 2 ∗ and ΔB0 was possible within a 1 h measurement time.