QUIPSS II multi-slice perfusion imaging with improved saturation profile
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G. S. Pell, D. P. Lewis, R. J. Ordidge, C. A. Branch Brain Research Institute, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY, United States, University College London, London, Middlesex, United Kingdom Synopsis: A novel implementation of the QUIPSS II method for quantitative multi-slice perfusion imaging is demonstrated with an optimized saturation scheme based on a double adiabatic pulse combination. The improved saturation profile is largely insensitive to B1 inhomogeneities and allows minimization of the gap between the inversion and imaging slabs.
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