CEST-Dixon for human breast lesion characterization at 3T: a preliminary study

摘要

PurposeCEST MRI for breast lesion characterization is promising. However, artifacts are prone to develop in breast CEST imaging due to strong lipid signals. The aims of the study are: 1) to develop and validate the CEST-Dixon imaging sequence for simultaneous water-fat separation and B0 mapping; 2) use the CEST-Dixon method to characterize suspicious lesions in patients undergoing percutaneous biopsy.