Confounding factors in breast magnetic resonance fingerprinting: B1+, slice profile, and diffusion effects

摘要

Purpose Magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF) offers rapid quantitative imaging but may be subject to confounding effects (CE) if these are not included in the model-based reconstruction. This study characterizes the influence of in-plane B1+, slice profile and diffusion effects on T-1 and T-2 estimation in the female breast at 1.5T.