3D human knee images acquired at 3T using standard bSSFP and WS-bSSFP sequences in combination with parallel imaging.

Abstract

<p>The sagittal and axial images shown were either acquired On Resonance (OR + 0Hz), OR + (3/4TR) apart from the resonance (for TR = 7ms, the shift equals 107Hz), or summed using SOS technique (SOS2 or SOS4) and in combination with parallel imaging (SENSE 4). Arrows point at banding artifacts altering cartilage measurements. The arrowhead indicates a banding artifact in the muscle at the edge of the FOV.</p