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@article{Luo:2026:10.1002/mrm.70394,
author = {Luo, Y and Ferreira, PF and Wen, K and Wage, R and Yang, G and Pennell, DJ and Nielles-Vallespin, S and Scott, AD},
doi = {10.1002/mrm.70394},
journal = {Magn Reson Med},
title = {Optimized Reduced Field of View and Fat Suppression Methods for Interleaved Multislice In Vivo Cardiac Diffusion Tensor Imaging.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mrm.70394},
year = {2026}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - PURPOSE: Slice interleaving, a limited phase encode (PE) field of view (FOV), and effective fat suppression are vital for efficient cardiac diffusion tensor imaging (cDTI) with minimal artifacts. This study aimed to optimize reduced FOV and fat suppression methods for interleaved multislice cDTI to improve signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and minimize artifacts. METHODS: Two-slice motion compensated spin echo datasets from 20 healthy volunteers were acquired. Four reduced PE FOV sequences were evaluated: 2DRF pulse; applying either 180 ° $$ {180}^{{}^{\circ}} $$ or 90 ° $$ {90}^{{}^{\circ}} $$ pulses in PE direction; and the proposed flip-back sequence with a nonselective 180 ° $$ {180}^{{}^{\circ}} $$ pulse after readout to restore inverted magnetization. Four fat suppression techniques were implemented: no fat suppression (standard); fat saturation; binomial water excitation and spectral attenuated inversion recovery (SPAIR). RESULTS: The proposed flip-back sequence with SPAIR achieved the highest median SNR, and its SNR values are significantly higher ( p < 0.01 $$ p<0.01 $$ ) than 2DRF with SPAIR as current state-of-the-art. SPAIR and water excitation demonstrated comparable performance when combined with the flip-back sequence, and both yielded superior image quality than with no suppression or fat saturation. SPAIR showed robust fat suppression across most subjects, whilst water excitation exhibited advantages in some subjects with a high body mass index. CONCLUSION: The proposed flip-back sequence with SPAIR enables efficient interleaved multislice imaging with reduced PE FOV and effective fat suppression, facilitating clinical translation of in vivo cDTI.
AU - Luo,Y
AU - Ferreira,PF
AU - Wen,K
AU - Wage,R
AU - Yang,G
AU - Pennell,DJ
AU - Nielles-Vallespin,S
AU - Scott,AD
DO - 10.1002/mrm.70394
PY - 2026///
TI - Optimized Reduced Field of View and Fat Suppression Methods for Interleaved Multislice In Vivo Cardiac Diffusion Tensor Imaging.
T2 - Magn Reson Med
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mrm.70394
UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/42020106
ER -
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