  An optimized clinically feasible neuromelanin-MRI imaging protocol for
visualising the SN and LC simultaneously using deep learning reconstruction is
presented. We optimize flip-angle for optimal combined SN and LC depiction. We
also experimented with combinations of anisotropic and isotropic in-plane
resolution, partial vs full echoes and the number of averages. Phantom and
in-vivo experiments on three healthy volunteers illustrate that high-resolution
imaging combined with deep-learning denoising shows good depiction of the SN
and LC with a clinically feasible sequence of around 7 minutes.
