Rapid high‐resolution T1 mapping using a highly accelerated radial steady‐state free‐precession technique

T1 mapping is often used in some clinical protocols. Existing techniques are limited in slice coverage, and/or spatial‐temporal resolution, or require long acquisitions. Here we present a multi‐slice inversion‐recovery (IR) radial steady‐state free precession (radSSFP) pulse sequence combined with a principal component (PC) based reconstruction that overcomes these limitations.

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