Blind Compressed Sensing-based Ultrafast Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer (CEST) Imaging

CEST imaging, such as amide proton transfer (APT) imaging, is a novel, clinically valuable molecular MRI technique that can give contrast due to a change in water signal caused by chemical exchange with saturated solute protons. However, its clinical translation is still limited by its relatively long scan time because a series of RF saturation frequencies are unavoidably acquired. Here, we present a highly accelerated CEST imaging technique (up to 10-fold) using a novel blind compressed sensing framework. Introduction