Fast single sequence comprehensive 4D pediatric knee MRI with T2 Shuffling

Cl inical appl ication of volumetric joint MR imaging has been hampered by blurring due to T2 decay. A redesigned volumetric fast spin-echo acquisi tion technique termed T2 shuffl ing corrects for T2 decay and yields effectively a four-dimensional reconstruction with varying degrees of T2 weighting. Our work assesses the cl inical appl ication of T2 shuffl ing for pediatric knee MRI. Our results show that T2 shuffl ing has the potential to suffice as a single sequence MR examination. This is especial ly relevant for pediatric imaging where streamlined protocols greatly improve cl inical operations and patient experience.