Figure 1.

Overview of the proposed sequence based upon a Hadamard 8‐labeling scheme for time‐encoded pCASL in combination with an LL readout. The total label duration of 2325 ms was divided into 7 blocks of 2 × 600 and 5 × 225 ms with a minimum PLD of 100 ms. The black blocks indicate labeling; the white blocks indicate control condition, and the numbers below the blocks represent the duration in milliseconds. Background suppression pulses were played out at 1060 and 2020 ms after start of labeling. By means of the LL readout, 4 phases of 150 ms were acquired with each a different flip‐angle: 30°, 35°, 45°, and 90°. Four slices were excited simultaneously by using an SMS acquisition