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Magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF) is a recently developed quantitative imaging technique that presents a unique approach to data acquisition, processing, visualization, and interpretation. The MRF framework has the ability to support sequence designs that can measure multiple tissue properties in a single acquisition. The typical output of a single MRF acquisition consists of rapidly generated multiple MR-tissue property maps such as T1, T2, and M0 that are perfectly coregistered with each other. MRF scans can be performed on 1.5 T as well as 3 T scanners and do not require any additional hardware. In this chapter, we will discuss the technical aspects of MRF acquisition, describe the recent advances in the field, explore challenges that need to be overcome to establish MRF as an imaging biomarker, and review some early clinical/translational applications.

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Badve, C., Ma, D. (2023). Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting. In: Faro, S.H., Mohamed, F.B. (eds) Functional Neuroradiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10909-6_53

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