3D-multi-echo radial imaging of 23 Na (3D-MERINA) for time-efficient multi-parameter tissue compartment mapping.
Yasmin BlunckSonal JosanSyeda Warda TaqdeesBradford A MoffatRoger J OrdidgeJon O ClearyLeigh A JohnstonPublished in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2017)
The proposed method offers an efficient 23 Na-imaging scheme that extends existing 23 Na-MRI sequences by acquiring signal decay information with no increase in time or specific absorption rate. The resultant SNR-enhanced 23 Na-images and estimated T2* signal decay characteristics offer great potential for detailed investigation of tissue compartment characterization and clinical application. Magn Reson Med 79:1950-1961, 2018. © 2017 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.