Rapid dual‐echo ramped hybrid encoding MR‐based attenuation correction (dRHE‐MRAC) for PET/MR

In this study, we propose a rapid acquisition for MR‐based attenuation correction (MRAC) in positron emission tomography (PET)/MR imaging, in which an ultrashort echo time (UTE) image and an out‐of‐phase echo image are obtained within a single rapid scan (35 s) at high spatial resolution (1 mm3), which allows accurate estimation of a pseudo CT image using 4‐class tissue classification (discrete bone, discrete air, continuous fat, and continuous water).

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