Introduction: The double inversion recovery (DIR) technique suppresses two types of tissue signals with different T1 values by applying two inversion recovery (IR) pulses with different inversion times (TI). In contrast, the double tissue suppression with multi-echo acquisition and single TI combining HIRE (DOMUST-HIRE) method, is a technique enabling the white-matter-attenuated inversion recovery (WAIR) images by setting one inversion time (TI) in a sequence based on the multi-echo method and subtracting the second echo image from the first echo image. Here, we propose a new sequence that can provide the gray-matter-attenuated inversion recovery image based on the DOMUST-HIRE method.

Methods: In this small clinical study, we performed determination of optimal TI and physical evaluation by imaging a subject's head with T1WI and our proposed method for GAIR images.

Results: Our proposed method could increase the contrast ratio and the contrast-to-noise ratio between white matter (WM) and gray matter (GM), whereas the signal-to-noise ratio WM and GM decreased than with T1WI method.

Conclusions: Our proposed method can be used to suppress GM and CSF signals.

Implications For Practice: The use of our proposed method in low-field MRI systems could provide GAIR image.

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