University of California

Novena Rangwala

Holden H Wu

Kyung Hyun Sung

Systems and methods are disclosed for a simultaneous 3D Tand Bmapping technique based on VFA imaging using a reference region VFA (RR-VFA) approach to eliminate the need for a separate Bmapping scan while imaging the prostate. The RR-VFA method assumes the existence of a 'reference region' that is distributed throughout the volume of interest and is well characterized by a known Trelaxation time. In particular, fat is generally selected as the reference region due to its distribution in the body. Binhomogeneity is estimated in the fat tissue and interpolated over the entire volume of interest, thus eliminating the need for an additional scan.

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Novena Rangwala