Can a single‐shot black‐blood T2‐weighted spin‐echo echo‐planar imaging sequence with sensitivity encoding replace the respiratory‐triggered turbo spin‐echo sequence for the liver? an optimization and feasibility study

Abstract

Optimized SSBB-EPI with SENSE proved to be feasible in patients, and the overall image quality and SNR of the liver were comparable to those achieved with the standard respiratory-triggered T2-weighted TSE sequence.