QUIPPS II

1
QUIPPS II

1. Saturate volume of interest

RF
GSS
2
QUIPPS II

1. Saturate volume of interest
2. Tag (invert) incoming blood

RF
GSS
3
QUIPPS II

1. Saturate volume of interest
2. Tag incoming blood
3. Kill bottom half of bolus

RF
GSS
4
QUIPPS II

1. Saturate volume of interest
2. Tag incoming blood
3. Kill bottom half of bolus
4. Wait for the rest to enter VOI
5. Image

Read-out follows this pulse.
Time it takes tagged bolus to reach VOI
RF
GSS
5
QUIPPS II

• Perfusion image control minus tagged
• In tagged image, inverted spins from labeled
  blood decrease net magnetization