Center for Advanced Magnetic Resonance Technology at Stanford

A BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE CENTER SPONSORED BY
The NIH National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Body Imaging Methods

1. Implement advanced dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI methods that use novel spatiotemporal sampling that allow integration of Dixon fat/water separation, advanced motion correction and spatiotemporal compressed sensing and low-rank reconstruction methods in collaboration with TRD 1. We will also explore rapid arterial-input function measurement and share appropriate post-processing tools that incorporate all developments;
2. Enable high-resolution body diffusion-weighted-imaging using 3D steady- state approaches with advanced motion correction from TRD 1, and multiband reduced field-of-view diffusion;
3. Develop advanced musculoskeletal MRI methods that include more efficient 3D spin-echo imaging, rapid 3D double-echo steady state imaging, and interactive MRI near metallic implants;
4. Improve whole-body methods for MRI simultaneous with PET by offering Dixon imaging with multi-station continuity, acquisitions optimized for PET timing, and simultaneous multi-contrast imaging approaches for better efficiency and image registration.

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