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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2017
GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Glenn Scott Slavin, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Anne Menini, Garching, DE;
GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Abstract
A method of magnetic resonance imaging an object utilizing a plurality of flip angles is provided. The method includes transmitting a first preparation pulse corresponding to a first flip angle of the plurality into the object, and receiving a first MR signal from the object based at least in part on the first preparation pulse. The method further includes transmitting a second preparation pulse corresponding to a second flip angle of the plurality into the object, receiving a second MR signal from the object based at least in part on the second preparation pulse, and generating a T1 mapping of the object based at least in part on the first MR signal and the second MR signal. The second flip angle is different than the first flip angle.