Objectives: To demonstrate feasibility of a 3 T multiparametric mapping (MPM) quantitative pipeline for perinatal post-mortem MR (PMMR) imaging.
Methods: Whole body quantitative PMMR imaging was acquired in four cases, mean gestational age 34 weeks, range (29-38 weeks) on a 3 T Siemens Prisma scanner. A multicontrast protocol yielded proton density, T and magnetic transfer (MT) weighted multi-echo images obtained from variable flip angle (FA) 3D fast low angle single-shot (FLASH) acquisitions, radiofrequency transmit field map and one B field map alongside four MT weighted acquisitions with saturation pulses of 180, 220, 260 and 300 degrees were acquired, all at 1 mm isotropic resolution.
Results: Whole body MPM was achievable in all four foetuses, with R, R*, PD and MT maps reconstructed from a single protocol. Multiparametric maps were of high quality and show good tissue contrast, especially the MT maps.
Conclusion: MPM is a feasible technique in a perinatal post-mortem setting, which may allow quantification of post-mortem change, prior to being evaluated in a clinical setting.
Advances In Knowledge: We have shown that the MPM sequence is feasible in PMMR imaging and shown the potential of MT imaging in this setting.
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