The Experimental Setup for T-2* Mapping in Achilles tendon and Enthesis

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Authors	LATTA Peter JURAS V. KOJAN Martin STARCUK Z. DELIGIANNI X. BIERI O. SZOMOLANYI P. FROLLO I. TRATTNIG S.
Year of publication	2019
Type	Article in Proceedings
Conference	2019 PROCEEDINGS OF THE 12TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MEASUREMENT (MEASUREMENT 2019)
MU Faculty or unit	Central European Institute of Technology
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Keywords	2D Ultrashort Echo Time (2D-UTE); Achilles Tendon; Bi-Exponential; T-2*
Description	The experimental setup for accurate T-2* mapping of Achilles tendon and enthesis was developed. The setup consists of a specially designed MR compatible RF coil holder and custom-made ultrashort echo time (UTE) pulse sequence. The performance of the UTE sequence was tested and compared with data obtained by variable echo time (vTE) sequence. The results showed that T-2* values calculated with vTE are overestimated in comparison to UTE, however, the clinical adaptation of vTE might be easier, since it provides more slices with reduced blurring and lower scan times.
Related projects:	National research infrastructure for biological and medical imaging