Free-breathing radial stack-of-stars three-dimensional Dixon gradient echo sequence in abdominal magnetic resonance imaging in sedated pediatric patients.

Radial stack-of-stars 3-D VIBE Dixon during free-breathing abdominal MRI in pediatric patients offers improved image quality compared to Cartesian T1-weighted imaging techniques with decreased T1-weighted and total non-contrast imaging time. This has important implications for children undergoing sedation for imaging.