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Lipid elimination with an echoâshifting N/2âghost acquisition (LEENA) MRI
Purpose
The Dixon techniques provide uniform waterâfat separation but require multiple image sets, which extend the overall acquisition time. Here, an alternative rapid single acquisition method, lipid elimination with an echoâshifting N/2âghost acquisition (LEENA), was introduced.
Methods
The LEENA method utilized a fast imaging with steadyâstate free precession sequence to obtain a single kâspace dataset in which successive kâspace lines are acquired to allow the fat magnetization to precess 180°. The LEENA data were then unghosted using either imageâdomain (LEENAâS) or kâspace domain (LEENAâG) parallel imaging techniques to reconstruct waterâonly and fatâonly images. An offâresonance correction technique was incorporated to improve the uniformity of the waterâfat separation.
Results
Uniform waterâfat separation was achieved for both the LEENAâS and LEENAâG methods for phantom and human body and leg imaging applications at 1.5T and 3T. The resultant water and fat images were qualitatively similar to conventional 2âpoint Dixon and fatâsuppressed images.
Conclusion
The LEENAâS and LEENAâG methods provide uniform water and fat images from a single MRI acquisition. These straightforward methods can be adapted to 1.5T and 3T clinical MRI scanners and provide comparable fat/water separation with conventional 2âpoint Dixon and fatâsuppression techniques. Magn Reson Med 73:711â717, 2015. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc