A robust broadband fat‐suppressing phaser T 2 ‐preparation module for cardiac magnetic resonance imaging at 3T

Purpose Designing a new T2-preparation (T2-Prep) module to simultaneously provide robust fat suppression and efficient T2 preparation without requiring an additional fat-suppression for T2-weighted imaging at 3T. Methods The tip-down radiofrequency (RF) pulse of adiabatic T2-Prep was replaced by custom-designed RF-excitation that induces phase difference between water fat, resulting in simultaneous signals the end (a phaser T2-Prep). Numerical simulations vitro vivo electrocardiogram (ECG)-triggered navigator-gated acquisitions human heart were performed. Blood, myocardium, signal-to-noise ratios right coronary artery vessel sharpness compared against previously published approaches. Results predicted increased bandwidth decreased sensitivity transmit magnetic field inhomogeneities using proposed approach while preserving capabilities. This confirmed tissue acquired phantom images, which show similar blood myocardium ratio, contrast-to-noise significantly reduced ratio with other methods. As result, conspicuity increased. Conclusion A novel fat-suppressing method developed implemented showed conventional techniques its