Non‐Cartesian GRAPPA and coil combination using interleaved calibration data – application to concentric‐ring MRSI of the human brain at 7T

摘要

PurposeProton MR spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) benefits from B 0 ≥ 7T and multichannel receive coils, promising substantial resolution improvements. However, MRSI acquisition with high spatial resolution requires efficient acceleration and coil combination. To speed up the already‐fast sampling via concentric rings, we implemented additional, non‐Cartesian, hybrid through‐time/through‐k‐space (tt/tk)‐generalized autocalibrating partially parallel acquisition (GRAPPA). A new multipurpose interleaved calibration scan (interleaved MUSICAL) acquires reference data for both coil combination and PI. This renders the reconstruction process (especially PI) less sensitive to instabilities.