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Bammer R, Amukotuwa SA. Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast Perfusion, Part 2: Deployment With and Without Contrast Leakage Present. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 2024; 32:25-45. [PMID: 38007281 DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2023.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2023]
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A thorough description of perfusion analysis and basic DSC MR acquisition concepts has been described in the companion article to this article, which the interested reader may also find useful. DSC MR imaging requires an MR imaging pulse sequence that is sensitive to magnetic susceptibility changes to register the contrast concentration changes when GBCA passes through the capillary bed. Any pulse sequence that has T2∗-weighting can be used to pick up these changes, provided that the sequence is fast enough to acquire an image of that slice of tissue at least every 1 to 2 second.
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- Roland Bammer
- Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia; Monash Imaging, Monash Health, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
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- Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia; Monash Imaging, Monash Health, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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Sun K, Chen Z, Dan G, Luo Q, Yan L, Liu F, Zhou XJ. Three-dimensional echo-shifted EPI with simultaneous blip-up and blip-down acquisitions for correcting geometric distortion. Magn Reson Med 2023; 90:2375-2387. [PMID: 37667533 PMCID: PMC10903279 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 07/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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PURPOSE EPI with blip-up/down acquisition (BUDA) can provide high-quality images with minimal distortions by using two readout trains with opposing phase-encoding gradients. Because of the need for two separate acquisitions, BUDA doubles the scan time and degrades the temporal resolution when compared to single-shot EPI, presenting a major challenge for many applications, particularly fMRI. This study aims at overcoming this challenge by developing an echo-shifted EPI BUDA (esEPI-BUDA) technique to acquire both blip-up and blip-down datasets in a single shot. METHODS A 3D esEPI-BUDA pulse sequence was designed by using an echo-shifting strategy to produce two EPI readout trains. These readout trains produced a pair of k-space datasets whose k-space trajectories were interleaved with opposite phase-encoding gradient directions. The two k-space datasets were separately reconstructed using a 3D SENSE algorithm, from which time-resolved B0 -field maps were derived using TOPUP in FSL and then input into a forward model of joint parallel imaging reconstruction to correct for geometric distortion. In addition, Hankel structured low-rank constraint was incorporated into the reconstruction framework to improve image quality by mitigating the phase errors between the two interleaved k-space datasets. RESULTS The 3D esEPI-BUDA technique was demonstrated in a phantom and an fMRI study on healthy human subjects. Geometric distortions were effectively corrected in both phantom and human brain images. In the fMRI study, the visual activation volumes and their BOLD responses were comparable to those from conventional 3D echo-planar images. CONCLUSION The improved imaging efficiency and dynamic distortion correction capability afforded by 3D esEPI-BUDA are expected to benefit many EPI applications.
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- Kaibao Sun
- Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- USC Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Department of Data Science and AI, Faculty of IT, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- USC Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
- Departments of Radiology and Neurosurgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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Shirbandi K, Rikhtegar R, Khalafi M, Mirza Aghazadeh Attari M, Rahmani F, Javanmardi P, Iraji S, Babaei Aghdam Z, Rezaei Rashnoudi AM. Functional Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Lactate in Alzheimer Disease: A Comprehensive Review of Alzheimer Disease Pathology and the Role of Lactate. Top Magn Reson Imaging 2023; 32:15-26. [PMID: 37093700 PMCID: PMC10121369 DOI: 10.1097/rmr.0000000000000303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Revised: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 04/13/2023]
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ABSTRACT Functional 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy (fMRS) is a derivative of dynamic MRS imaging. This modality links physiologic metabolic responses with available activity and measures absolute or relative concentrations of various metabolites. According to clinical evidence, the mitochondrial glycolysis pathway is disrupted in many nervous system disorders, especially Alzheimer disease, resulting in the activation of anaerobic glycolysis and an increased rate of lactate production. Our study evaluates fMRS with J-editing as a cutting-edge technique to detect lactate in Alzheimer disease. In this modality, functional activation is highlighted by signal subtractions of lipids and macromolecules, which yields a much higher signal-to-noise ratio and enables better detection of trace levels of lactate compared with other modalities. However, until now, clinical evidence is not conclusive regarding the widespread use of this diagnostic method. The complex machinery of cellular and noncellular modulators in lactate metabolism has obscured the potential roles fMRS imaging can have in dementia diagnosis. Recent developments in MRI imaging such as the advent of 7 Tesla machines and new image reconstruction methods, coupled with a renewed interest in the molecular and cellular basis of Alzheimer disease, have reinvigorated the drive to establish new clinical options for the early detection of Alzheimer disease. Based on the latter, lactate has the potential to be investigated as a novel diagnostic and prognostic marker for Alzheimer disease.
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- Kiarash Shirbandi
- Neuroimaging and Analysis Group, Research Center for Molecular and Cellular Imaging, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Intracranial Endovascular Therapy, Alfried Krupp Krankenhaus Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Medical Imaging Sciences Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
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- Radiologic Technology Department, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Research Center for Molecular and Cellular Imaging, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Medical Imaging Sciences Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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SNR-Enhanced, Rapid Electrical Conductivity Mapping Using Echo-Shifted MRI. Tomography 2022; 8:376-388. [PMID: 35202196 PMCID: PMC8874775 DOI: 10.3390/tomography8010031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Magnetic resonance electrical impedance tomography (MREIT) permits high-spatial resolution electrical conductivity mapping of biological tissues, and its quantification accuracy hinges on the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the current-induced magnetic flux density (Bz). The purpose of this work was to achieve Bz SNR-enhanced rapid conductivity imaging by developing an echo-shifted steady-state incoherent imaging-based MREIT technique. In the proposed pulse sequence, the free-induction-decay signal is shifted in time over multiple imaging slices, and as a result is exposed to a plurality of injecting current pulses before forming an echo. Thus, the proposed multi-slice echo-shifting strategy allows a high SNR for Bz for a given number of current injections. However, with increasing the time of echo formation, the Bz SNR will also be compromised by T2*-related signal loss. Hence, numerical simulations were performed to evaluate the relationship between the echo-shifting and the Bz SNR, and subsequently to determine the optimal imaging parameters. Experimental studies were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed method over conventional spin-echo-based MREIT. Compared with the reference spin-echo MREIT, the proposed echo-shifting-based method improves the efficiency in both data acquisition and current injection while retaining the accuracy of conductivity quantification. The results suggest the feasibility of the proposed MREIT method as a practical means for conductivity mapping.
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Bollmann S, Barth M. New acquisition techniques and their prospects for the achievable resolution of fMRI. Prog Neurobiol 2020; 207:101936. [PMID: 33130229 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2020.101936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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This work reviews recent advances in technologies for functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of the human brain and highlights the push for higher functional specificity based on increased spatial resolution and specific MR contrasts to reveal previously undetectable functional properties of small-scale cortical structures. We discuss how the combination of MR hardware, advanced acquisition techniques and various MR contrast mechanisms have enabled recent progress in functional neuroimaging. However, these advanced fMRI practices have only been applied to a handful of neuroscience questions to date, with the majority of the neuroscience community still using conventional imaging techniques. We thus discuss upcoming challenges and possibilities for fMRI technology development in human neuroscience. We hope that readers interested in functional brain imaging acquire an understanding of current and novel developments and potential future applications, even if they don't have a background in MR physics or engineering. We summarize the capabilities of standard fMRI acquisition schemes with pointers to relevant literature and comprehensive reviews and introduce more recent developments.
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- Saskia Bollmann
- Centre for Advanced Imaging, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Imaging, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; ARC Training Centre for Innovation in Biomedical Imaging Technology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
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Han S, Liao C, Manhard MK, Park DJ, Bilgic B, Fair MJ, Wang F, Blazejewska AI, Grissom WA, Polimeni JR, Setsompop K. Accelerated spin-echo functional MRI using multisection excitation by simultaneous spin-echo interleaving (MESSI) with complex-encoded generalized slice dithered enhanced resolution (cgSlider) simultaneous multislice echo-planar imaging. Magn Reson Med 2020; 84:206-220. [PMID: 31840295 PMCID: PMC7083698 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.28108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Revised: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 11/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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PURPOSE Spin-echo functional MRI (SE-fMRI) has the potential to improve spatial specificity when compared with gradient-echo fMRI. However, high spatiotemporal resolution SE-fMRI with large slice-coverage is challenging as SE-fMRI requires a long echo time to generate blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) contrast, leading to long repetition times. The aim of this work is to develop an acquisition method that enhances the slice-coverage of SE-fMRI at high spatiotemporal resolution. THEORY AND METHODS An acquisition scheme was developed entitled multisection excitation by simultaneous spin-echo interleaving (MESSI) with complex-encoded generalized slice dithered enhanced resolution (cgSlider). MESSI uses the dead-time during the long echo time by interleaving the excitation and readout of 2 slices to enable 2× slice-acceleration, while cgSlider uses the stable temporal background phase in SE-fMRI to encode/decode 2 adjacent slices simultaneously with a "phase-constrained" reconstruction method. The proposed cgSlider-MESSI was also combined with simultaneous multislice (SMS) to achieve further slice-acceleration. This combined approach was used to achieve 1.5-mm isotropic whole-brain SE-fMRI with a temporal resolution of 1.5 s and was evaluated using sensory stimulation and breath-hold tasks at 3T. RESULTS Compared with conventional SE-SMS, cgSlider-MESSI-SMS provides 4-fold increase in slice-coverage for the same repetition time, with comparable temporal signal-to-noise ratio. Corresponding fMRI activation from cgSlider-MESSI-SMS for both fMRI tasks were consistent with those from conventional SE-SMS. Overall, cgSlider-MESSI-SMS achieved a 32× encoding-acceleration by combining Rinplane × MB × cgSlider × MESSI = 4 × 2 × 2 × 2. CONCLUSION High-quality, high-resolution whole-brain SE-fMRI was acquired at a short repetition time using cgSlider-MESSI-SMS. This method should be beneficial for high spatiotemporal resolution SE-fMRI studies requiring whole-brain coverage.
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- SoHyun Han
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts
- Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts
- Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts
- Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts
- Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts
- Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts
- Medical Engineering & Medical Physics, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts
- Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts
- Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts
- Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Su S, Lu N, Jia L, Long X, Jiang C, Zhang H, Li Y, Sun K, Xue R, Dharmakumar R, Zhang L, Liu X, Xie G. High spatial resolution BOLD fMRI using simultaneous multislice excitation with echo-shifting gradient echo at 7 Tesla. Magn Reson Imaging 2018; 66:86-92. [PMID: 30172939 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2018.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Revised: 08/08/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We introduce an accelerated gradient echo (GRE) sequence combining simultaneous multislice excitation (SMS) with echo-shifting technique for high spatial resolution blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) functional MRI (fMRI). The simulation was conducted to optimize scan parameters. To validate the feasibility of the proposed technique, the visual and motor task experiments were performed at 7.0 Tesla (T). The single-shot EPI sequence was also applied in comparison with the proposed technique. The simulation results showed that an optimized flip angle of 9° provided maximal BOLD contrast for our scanning scheme, allowing low power deposition and SMS acceleration factor of 5. Additionally, parallel acquisition imaging with acceleration factor of 2 was utilized, which allowed a total acceleration factor of 10 in volunteer study. The experiment results showed that geometric distortion-free BOLD images with voxel size of 1.0 × 1.0 × 2.5 mm3 were obtained. Significant brain activation was identified in both visual and motor task experiments, which were in accordance with previous investigations. The proposed technique has potential for high spatial resolution fMRI at ultra-high field because of its sufficient BOLD sensitivity as well as improved acquisition speed over conventional GRE-based techniques.
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- Shi Su
- Paul C. Lauterbur Research Center for Biomedical Imaging, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Basic Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China
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- Paul C. Lauterbur Research Center for Biomedical Imaging, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- Paul C. Lauterbur Research Center for Biomedical Imaging, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- Institutes of Psychological Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Paul C. Lauterbur Research Center for Biomedical Imaging, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Beijing MRI Center for Brain Research, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Beijing MRI Center for Brain Research, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Paul C. Lauterbur Research Center for Biomedical Imaging, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- Paul C. Lauterbur Research Center for Biomedical Imaging, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Basic Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Qingyuan, China.
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Cortese R, Magnollay L, Tur C, Abdel-Aziz K, Jacob A, De Angelis F, Yiannakas MC, Prados F, Ourselin S, Yousry TA, Barkhof F, Ciccarelli O. Value of the central vein sign at 3T to differentiate MS from seropositive NMOSD. Neurology 2018. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000005256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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ObjectiveTo assess the value of the central vein sign (CVS) on a clinical 3T scanner to distinguish between multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD).MethodsEighteen aquaporin-4-antibody-positive patients with NMOSD, 18 patients with relapsing-remitting MS, and 25 healthy controls underwent 3T MRI. The presence of a central vein in white matter lesions on susceptibility-weighted imaging, defined as a thin hypointense line or a small dot, was recorded.ResultsThe proportion of lesions with the CVS was higher in MS than NMOSD (80% vs 32%, p < 0.001). A greater proportion of lesions with the CVS predicted the diagnosis of MS, rather than NMOSD (odds ratio 1.10, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.04 to 1.16, p = 0.001), suggesting that each percent unit increase in the proportion of lesions with the CVS in an individual patient was associated with a 10% increase in the risk of the same patient having MS. If more than 54% of the lesions on any given scan show the CVS, then the patient can be given a diagnosis of MS with an accuracy of 94% (95% CIs 81.34, 99.32, p < 0.001, sensitivity/specificity 90%/100%).ConclusionThe clinical value of the CVS in the context of the differential diagnosis between MS and NMOSD, previously suggested using 7T scanners, is now extended to clinical 3T scanners, thereby making a step towards the use of CVS in clinical practice.Classification of evidenceThis study provides Class III evidence that the CVS on 3T MRI accurately distinguishes patients with MS from those with seropositive NMOSD.
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Marhabaie S, Bodenhausen G, Pelupessy P. Susceptibility contrast by echo shifting in spatially encoded single-scan MRI. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:14210-14213. [PMID: 28537619 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp01898c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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To overcome the effects of static field inhomogeneities, single-scan hybrid imaging techniques that use k-space encoding in one direction and spatial encoding in the other have been shown to be superior to traditional imaging techniques based on full k-space encoding. Like traditional imaging methods, hybrid methods can be implemented in different ways that favor different sources of contrast. So far, little attention appears to have been paid to these aspects. By modifying an established hybrid imaging sequence called Rapid Acquisition by Sequential Excitation and Refocusing (RASER) so as to obtain Echo-Shifted RASER sequences, we show that by shifting spin echoes one can tune the contrast due to inhomogeneous T decay.
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- Sina Marhabaie
- Département de Chimie, École Normale Supérieure, PSL Research University, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, Laboratoire des Biomolecules (LBM), 24 rue Lhomond, 75005 Paris, France.
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Bilgic B, Ye H, Wald LL, Setsompop K. Simultaneous Time Interleaved MultiSlice (STIMS) for Rapid Susceptibility Weighted acquisition. Neuroimage 2017; 155:577-586. [PMID: 28435102 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.04.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2017] [Revised: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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T2* weighted 3D Gradient Echo (GRE) acquisition is the main sequence used for Susceptibility Weighted Imaging (SWI) and Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM). These applications require a long echo time (TE) to build up phase contrast, requiring a long repetition time (TR), and leading to excessively lengthy scans. The long TE acquisition creates a significant amount of unused time within each TR, which can be utilized for either multi-echo sampling or additional image encoding with the echo-shift technique. The latter leads to significant saving in acquisition time while retaining the desired phase and T2* contrast. In this work, we introduce the Simultaneous Time Interleaved MultiSlice (STIMS) echo-shift technique, which mitigates slab boundary artifacts by interleaving comb-shaped slice groups with Simultaneous MultiSlice (SMS) excitation. This enjoys the same SNR benefit of 3D signal averaging as previously introduced multi-slab version, where each slab group is sub-resolved with kz phase encoding. Further, we combine SMS echo-shift with Compressed Sensing (CS) Wave acceleration, which enhances Wave-CAIPI acquisition/reconstruction with random undersampling and sparsity prior. STIMS and CS-Wave combination thus yields up to 45-fold acceleration over conventional full encoding, allowing a 15sec full-brain acquisition with 1.5 mm isotropic resolution at long TE of 39 ms at 3T. In addition to utilizing empty sequence time due to long TE, STIMS is a general concept that could exploit gaps due to e.g. inversion modules in magnetization-prepared rapid gradient-echo (MPRAGE) and fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) sequences.
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- Berkin Bilgic
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Charlestown, MA, USA; Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China; Center for Brain Imaging Science and Technology, Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Biomedical Engineering & Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Charlestown, MA, USA; Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Charlestown, MA, USA; Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Witt ST, Warntjes M, Engström M. Increased fMRI Sensitivity at Equal Data Burden Using Averaged Shifted Echo Acquisition. Front Neurosci 2016; 10:544. [PMID: 27932947 PMCID: PMC5120083 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2016.00544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Accepted: 11/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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There is growing evidence as to the benefits of collecting BOLD fMRI data with increased sampling rates. However, many of the newly developed acquisition techniques developed to collect BOLD data with ultra-short TRs require hardware, software, and non-standard analytic pipelines that may not be accessible to all researchers. We propose to incorporate the method of shifted echo into a standard multi-slice, gradient echo EPI sequence to achieve a higher sampling rate with a TR of <1 s with acceptable spatial resolution. We further propose to incorporate temporal averaging of consecutively acquired EPI volumes to both ameliorate the reduced temporal signal-to-noise inherent in ultra-fast EPI sequences and reduce the data burden. BOLD data were collected from 11 healthy subjects performing a simple, event-related visual-motor task with four different EPI sequences: (1) reference EPI sequence with TR = 1440 ms, (2) shifted echo EPI sequence with TR = 700 ms, (3) shifted echo EPI sequence with every two consecutively acquired EPI volumes averaged and effective TR = 1400 ms, and (4) shifted echo EPI sequence with every four consecutively acquired EPI volumes averaged and effective TR = 2800 ms. Both the temporally averaged sequences exhibited increased temporal signal-to-noise over the shifted echo EPI sequence. The shifted echo sequence with every two EPI volumes averaged also had significantly increased BOLD signal change compared with the other three sequences, while the shifted echo sequence with every four EPI volumes averaged had significantly decreased BOLD signal change compared with the other three sequences. The results indicated that incorporating the method of shifted echo into a standard multi-slice EPI sequence is a viable method for achieving increased sampling rate for collecting event-related BOLD data. Further, consecutively averaging every two consecutively acquired EPI volumes significantly increased the measured BOLD signal change and the subsequently calculated activation map statistics.
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- Suzanne T Witt
- Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization, Linköping University Linköping, Sweden
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- Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization, Linköping UniversityLinköping, Sweden; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping UniversityLinköping, Sweden
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- Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization, Linköping UniversityLinköping, Sweden; Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping UniversityLinköping, Sweden
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Ma YJ, Liu W, Zhao X, Tang W, Li H, Fan Y, Tang X, Zhang Y, Gao JH. 3D interslab echo-shifted FLASH sequence for susceptibility weighted imaging. Magn Reson Med 2015; 76:222-8. [DOI: 10.1002/mrm.25872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2015] [Revised: 07/15/2015] [Accepted: 07/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Ya-Jun Ma
- Center for MRI Research, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University; Beijing China
- Beijing City Key Lab for Medical Physics and Engineering; Institute of Heavy Ion Physics, School of Physics, Peking University; Beijing China
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- Center for MRI Research, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University; Beijing China
- Beijing City Key Lab for Medical Physics and Engineering; Institute of Heavy Ion Physics, School of Physics, Peking University; Beijing China
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- Center for MRI Research, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University; Beijing China
- Beijing City Key Lab for Medical Physics and Engineering; Institute of Heavy Ion Physics, School of Physics, Peking University; Beijing China
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- Center for MRI Research, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University; Beijing China
- Beijing City Key Lab for Medical Physics and Engineering; Institute of Heavy Ion Physics, School of Physics, Peking University; Beijing China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering; Dalian University of Technology; Dalian China
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- Center for MRI Research, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University; Beijing China
- Beijing City Key Lab for Medical Physics and Engineering; Institute of Heavy Ion Physics, School of Physics, Peking University; Beijing China
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- Center for MRI Research, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University; Beijing China
- Beijing City Key Lab for Medical Physics and Engineering; Institute of Heavy Ion Physics, School of Physics, Peking University; Beijing China
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- Center for MRI Research, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University; Beijing China
- Beijing City Key Lab for Medical Physics and Engineering; Institute of Heavy Ion Physics, School of Physics, Peking University; Beijing China
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- Center for MRI Research, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University; Beijing China
- Beijing City Key Lab for Medical Physics and Engineering; Institute of Heavy Ion Physics, School of Physics, Peking University; Beijing China
- McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Peking University; Beijing China
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Ehses P, Bause J, Shajan G, Scheffler K. Efficient generation of T2*-weighted contrast by interslice echo-shifting for human functional and anatomical imaging at 9.4 Tesla. Magn Reson Med 2014; 74:1698-704. [DOI: 10.1002/mrm.25570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2014] [Revised: 10/21/2014] [Accepted: 11/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Philipp Ehses
- Department of Biomedical Magnetic Resonance; University of Tübingen; Tübingen Germany
- High-Field Magnetic Resonance Center; Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics; Tübingen Germany
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- High-Field Magnetic Resonance Center; Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics; Tübingen Germany
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- High-Field Magnetic Resonance Center; Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics; Tübingen Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Magnetic Resonance; University of Tübingen; Tübingen Germany
- High-Field Magnetic Resonance Center; Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics; Tübingen Germany
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Yoon RG, Kim SJ, Kim HS, Choi CG, Kim JS, Oh J, Chung SJ, Lee CS. The utility of susceptibility-weighted imaging for differentiating Parkinsonism-predominant multiple system atrophy from Parkinson's disease: correlation with 18F-flurodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography. Neurosci Lett 2014; 584:296-301. [PMID: 25450142 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2014.10.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2014] [Revised: 10/24/2014] [Accepted: 10/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Our study was intended to demonstrate the different signal intensity (SI) pattern of the putamen seen on susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) between that of Parkinson's disease (PD) and Parkinsonism-predominant multiple system atrophy (MSA-P), and to correlate it with (18)F-flurodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography ((18)F-FDG PET). Thirty patients with PD and 17 with MSA-P underwent SWI, and (18)F-FDG PET were included. The SI was measured on SWI in the anterior and posterior halves of the putamen using a region-of-interest (ROI) on both sides. The normalized regional glucose metabolism (standardized uptake value ratio, SUVR) was measured on co-registered (18)F-FDG PET images using the ROI obtained with SWI. Analysis included a group-level comparison of the SI values obtained on SWI, and these results were correlated with the SUVR on (18)F-FDG PET. The SIs of the bilateral posterior, dominant-side of the posterior, mean values of the bilateral anterior and posterior halves of the putamen on SWI, differed significantly between the two groups (P < 0.001, respectively). The SUVR of the all locations also differed significantly between PD and MSA-P (P < 0.001, respectively). There was a moderate degree of positive correlation between the SI and the SUVR of the left posterior half, and mean value of the bilateral posterior putamen in MSA-P (r = 0.634, P = 0.006, r = 0.492, P = 0.045). In conclusion, the low SI seen on the posterior putamen may differentiate MSA-P from PD. Furthermore, low SI in the putamen correlated with hypometabolism on (18)F-FDG PET. Therefore, SWI could be a potential complementary diagnostic tool to (18)F-FDG PET for differentiating these conditions.
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- Ra Gyoung Yoon
- Department of Radiology and the Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology and the Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, South Korea.
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- Department of Radiology and the Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology and the Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, South Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, South Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, South Korea
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Kristo G, Rutten GJ, Raemaekers M, de Gelder B, Rombouts SARB, Ramsey NF. Task and task-free FMRI reproducibility comparison for motor network identification. Hum Brain Mapp 2012; 35:340-52. [PMID: 22987751 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.22180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2012] [Revised: 06/12/2012] [Accepted: 07/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Test-retest reliability of individual functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) results is of importance in clinical practice and longitudinal experiments. While several studies have investigated reliability of task-induced motor network activation, less is known about the reliability of the task-free motor network. Here, we investigate the reproducibility of task-free fMRI, and compare it to motor task activity. Sixteen healthy subjects participated in this study with a test-retest interval of seven weeks. The task-free motor network was assessed with a univariate, seed-voxel-based correlation analysis. Reproducibility was tested by means of intraclass correlation (ICC) values and ratio of overlap. Higher ICC values and a better overlap were found for task fMRI as compared to task-free fMRI. Furthermore, ratio of overlap improved for task fMRI at higher thresholds, while it decreased for task-free fMRI, suggesting a less focal spatial pattern of the motor network during resting state. However, for both techniques the most active voxels were located in the primary motor cortex. This indicates that, just like task fMRI, task-free fMRI can properly identify critical brain areas for motor task performance. Although both fMRI techniques are able to detect the motor network, resting-state fMRI is less reliable than task fMRI.
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- Gert Kristo
- Department of Medical Psychology and Neuropsychology, University of Tilburg, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Department of Neurosurgery, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Swisher JD, Sexton JA, Gatenby JC, Gore JC, Tong F. Multishot versus single-shot pulse sequences in very high field fMRI: a comparison using retinotopic mapping. PLoS One 2012; 7:e34626. [PMID: 22514646 PMCID: PMC3326057 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2011] [Accepted: 03/02/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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High-resolution functional MRI is a leading application for very high field (7 Tesla) human MR imaging. Though higher field strengths promise improvements in signal-to-noise ratios (SNR) and BOLD contrast relative to fMRI at 3 Tesla, these benefits may be partially offset by accompanying increases in geometric distortion and other off-resonance effects. Such effects may be especially pronounced with the single-shot EPI pulse sequences typically used for fMRI at standard field strengths. As an alternative, one might consider multishot pulse sequences, which may lead to somewhat lower temporal SNR than standard EPI, but which are also often substantially less susceptible to off-resonance effects. Here we consider retinotopic mapping of human visual cortex as a practical test case by which to compare examples of these sequence types for high-resolution fMRI at 7 Tesla. We performed polar angle retinotopic mapping at each of 3 isotropic resolutions (2.0, 1.7, and 1.1 mm) using both accelerated single-shot 2D EPI and accelerated multishot 3D gradient-echo pulse sequences. We found that single-shot EPI indeed led to greater temporal SNR and contrast-to-noise ratios (CNR) than the multishot sequences. However, additional distortion correction in postprocessing was required in order to fully realize these advantages, particularly at higher resolutions. The retinotopic maps produced by both sequence types were qualitatively comparable, and showed equivalent test/retest reliability. Thus, when surface-based analyses are planned, or in other circumstances where geometric distortion is of particular concern, multishot pulse sequences could provide a viable alternative to single-shot EPI.
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- Jascha D Swisher
- Department of Psychology and Vision Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America.
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van Gelderen P, Duyn JH, Ramsey NF, Liu G, Moonen CTW. The PRESTO technique for fMRI. Neuroimage 2012; 62:676-81. [PMID: 22245350 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2011] [Revised: 10/21/2011] [Accepted: 01/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In the early days of BOLD fMRI, the acquisition of T(2)(*) weighted data was greatly facilitated by rapid scan techniques such as EPI. The latter, however, was only available on a few MRI systems that were equipped with specialized hardware that allowed rapid switching of the imaging gradients. For this reason, soon after the invention of fMRI, the scan technique PRESTO was developed to make rapid T(2)(*) weighted scanning available on standard clinical scanners. This method combined echo shifting, which allows for echo times longer than the sequence repetition time, with acquisition of multiple k-space lines per excitation. These two concepts were combined in order to achieve a method fast enough for fMRI, while maintaining a sufficiently long echo time for optimal contrast. PRESTO has been primarily used for 3D scanning, which minimized the contribution of large vessels due to inflow effects. Although PRESTO is still being used today, its appeal has lessened somewhat due to increased gradient performance of modern MRI scanners. Compared to 2D EPI, PRESTO may have somewhat reduced temporal stability, which is a disadvantage for fMRI that may not outweigh the advantage of reduced inflow effects provided by 3D scanning. In this overview, the history of the development of the PRESTO is presented, followed by a qualitative comparison with EPI.
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- P van Gelderen
- Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Section, Laboratory of Functional and Molecular Imaging, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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de Zwart JA, van Gelderen P, Golay X, Ikonomidou VN, Duyn JH. Accelerated parallel imaging for functional imaging of the human brain. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2006; 19:342-51. [PMID: 16705634 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.1043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Accelerated parallel imaging (PI) techniques have recently been applied to functional imaging experiments of the human brain in order to improve the performance of commonly used single-shot techniques like echo-planar imaging (EPI). Potential benefits of PI-fMRI include the reduction of geometrical distortions due to off-resonance signals, the reduction of signal-loss in areas with substantial signal inhomogeneity, increases of the spatial and temporal resolution of the fMRI experiment and reduction of gradient acoustic noise. Although PI generally leads to a substantial decrease in image signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), its effect on the temporal stability of the signal, which ultimately determines fMRI performance, is only partially determined by image SNR. Therefore, the penalty for using PI is generally not as severe as the SNR reduction. The majority of problems related to single-shot techniques become more severe at an increased magnetic field strength, making PI an important tool in achieving the full potential of fMRI at high field.
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- Jacco A de Zwart
- Advanced MRI Section, LFMI, NINDS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
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Gibson A, Peters AM, Bowtell R. Echo-shifted multislice EPI for high-speed fMRI. Magn Reson Imaging 2006; 24:433-42. [PMID: 16677950 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2005.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2005] [Accepted: 12/02/2005] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The advantages of event-related functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) and the increasing use of fMRI in cognitive experiments are both driving the development of techniques that allow images sensitive to the blood oxygen level-dependent effect to be acquired at ever-higher temporal resolution. Here, we present a technique based on the use of echo shifting (ES) in conjunction with a multislice (MS) echo planar imaging (EPI) readout, which allows T2*-weighted images to be generated with a repetition time per slice that is less than the echo time (TE). Using this ES-MS-EPI approach, it is shown that images with a TE of 40 ms can be acquired with an acquisition time per slice of only 27 ms. The utility of the MS-ES-EPI sequence is demonstrated in a visual-motor, event-related fMRI study in which nine-slice image volumes are acquired continuously at a rate of 4.1 Hz. The sequence is shown to produce reliable activation associated with both visual stimuli and motor actions.
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- Andrew Gibson
- Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD Nottingham, UK
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Neggers SFW, Van der Lubbe RHJ, Ramsey NF, Postma A. Interactions between ego- and allocentric neuronal representations of space. Neuroimage 2006; 31:320-31. [PMID: 16473025 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2005.12.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2005] [Revised: 12/04/2005] [Accepted: 12/06/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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In the primate brain, visual spatial representations express distances of objects with regard to different references. In the parietal cortex, distances are thought to be represented with respect to the body (egocentric representation) and in superior temporal cortices with respect to other objects, independent of the observer (allocentric representation). However, these representations of space are interdependent, complicating such distinctions. Specifically, an object's position within a background frame strongly biases egocentric position location judgments. This bias, however, is absent for pointing movements towards that same object. More recent theories state that dorsal parietal spatial representations subserve visuomotor processing, whereas temporal lobe representations subserve memory and cognition. Therefore, it may be hypothesized that parietal egocentric representations, responsible for movement control, are not influenced by irrelevant allocentric cues, whereas ventral representations are. In an event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging study, subjects judged target bar locations relative to their body (egocentric task) or a background bar (allocentric task). Activity in the superior parietal lobule (SPL) was shown to increase during egocentric judgments, but not during allocentric judgments. The superior temporal gyrus (STG) shows a negative BOLD response during allocentric judgments and no activation during egocentric judgments. During egocentric judgments, the irrelevant background influenced activity in the posterior commissure and the medial temporal gyrus. SPL activity was unaffected by the irrelevant background during egocentric judgments. Sensitivity to spatial perceptual biases is apparently limited to occipito-temporal areas, subserving the observed biased cognitive reports of location, and is not found in parietal areas, subserving unbiased goal-directed actions.
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- S F W Neggers
- Department of Psychonomics, Helmholtz Institute, University of Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Neggers SFW, Raemaekers MAH, Lampmann EEL, Postma A, Ramsey NF. Cortical and subcortical contributions to saccade latency in the human brain. Eur J Neurosci 2005; 21:2853-63. [PMID: 15926933 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.04129.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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An important property of our motor system is the ability to either perform or inhibit an automatic goal-directed reaction. Imagine, for example, how easily we can catch a ball, while at the same time we would never grasp a stinging insect approaching us. The oculomotor system provides a good model to study this ability. Monkey midbrain superior colliculus neurons are responsible for automatic visually evoked saccades, whereas the frontal eye fields can prevent reflexive glances. Little is known about human superior colliculus or the competition between the midbrain and frontal areas controlling saccades. In the present functional magnetic resonance study we used the gap paradigm, where a stimulus fixated with the eyes is removed 200 ms prior to saccade target onset. Subjects were required to either look at the target or prevent an eye movement. From what is known from non-human primate neurophysiology, it is expected that the gap will result in enlarged neuronal activity in the human superior colliculus, disinhibiting the oculomotor system and enhancing automatic reactions. Importantly, we demonstrate that the human superior colliculus homologue is indeed activated by the removal of a fixation target, in either task. The frontal eye fields show a reverse pattern when saccades were suppressed. Furthermore, magnitude of responses in the superior colliculus correlated negatively with saccade latency, and in the frontal eye fields positively. These findings confirm for the first time that the human superior colliculus generates automatic goal-directed saccades, whereas the frontal eye fields can exert volitional control over automatic orienting.
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- S F W Neggers
- Department of Psychonomics, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Hesselmann V, Girnus R, Wedekind C, Hunsche S, Bunke J, Schulte O, Sorger B, Lasek K, Krug B, Sturm V, Lackner K. Functional MRI using multiple receiver coils: BOLD signal changes and signal-to-noise ratio for three-dimensional-PRESTO vs. single shot EPI in comparison to a standard quadrature head coil. J Magn Reson Imaging 2004; 20:321-6. [PMID: 15269960 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To compare the performance of single shot echo planar imaging (SSEPI) with three-dimensional-multishot echo-planar imaging (EPI) based on principles-of-echo-shifting-with-a-train-of-observations (PRESTO) in combination with a standard quadrature head coil and, as an alternative, a multiple receiver coil in intraoperative functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). MATERIALS AND METHODS Six healthy subjects underwent fMRI with visual stimulation using a SSEPI and a PRESTO-sequence with both coil systems. Statistical evaluation was done with a scanner-based post-processing software and SPM 99. The number of activated voxels in the visual cortex, the percent signal change between rest and activation, and finally the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) during time course were measured and compared for both coil systems and both sequences, used in four different combinations. RESULTS Blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) signal changes were the lowest with PRESTO and standard head coil and the highest for SSEPI and phased array coil. For the latter combination, a significantly higher signal change and larger activation size was observed together with a better SNR. SSEPI yielded similar performance using both coils. CONCLUSION SSEPI was superior due to its better SNR and a higher BOLD signal change in the defined settings, irrespective of the coil used. In a stereotactical setup the phased array coil can be used to generate fMRI data without loss of image quality.
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- Volker Hesselmann
- Department of Radiology, University of Cologne, Joseph Stelzmann-Strasse 9, 50924 Köln, Germany.
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Neggers SFW, Langerak TR, Schutter DJLG, Mandl RCW, Ramsey NF, Lemmens PJJ, Postma A. A stereotactic method for image-guided transcranial magnetic stimulation validated with fMRI and motor-evoked potentials. Neuroimage 2004; 21:1805-17. [PMID: 15050601 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2003.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2003] [Revised: 12/03/2003] [Accepted: 12/03/2003] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) delivers short magnetic pulses that penetrate the skull unattenuated, disrupting neural processing in a noninvasive, reversible way. To disrupt specific neural processes, coil placement over the proper site is critical. Therefore, a neural navigator (NeNa) was developed. NeNa is a frameless stereotactic device using structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data to guide TMS coil placement. To coregister the participant's head to his MRI, 3D cursors are moved to anatomical landmarks on a skin rendering of the participants MRI on a screen, and measured at the head with a position measurement device. A method is proposed to calculate a rigid body transformation that can coregister both sets of coordinates under realistic noise conditions. After coregistration, NeNa visualizes in real time where the device is located with respect to the head, brain structures, and activated areas, enabling precise placement of the TMS coil over a predefined target region. NeNa was validated by stimulating 5 x 5 positions around the 'motor hotspot' (thumb movement area), which was marked on the scalp guided by individual fMRI data, while recording motor-evoked potentials (MEPs) from the abductor pollicis brevis (APB). The distance between the center of gravity (CoG) of MEP responses and the location marked on the scalp overlying maximum fMRI activation was on average less then 5 mm. The present results demonstrate that NeNa is a reliable method for image-guided TMS coil placement.
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- S F W Neggers
- Department of Psychonomics, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Denolin V, Metens T. On the calculation and interpretation of signal intensity in echo-shifted sequences. Magn Reson Med 2004; 51:123-34. [PMID: 14705052 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.10657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Echo-shifted sequences have been shown to be useful in applications where strong T*2-weighting and short repetition times are wanted, such as BOLD-contrast fMRI, MR thermometry, and perfusion studies. However, a full understanding of signal formation with such methods, which is mandatory to optimize sequence parameters for particular applications, has still not been achieved. Here, two methods are proposed to calculate the steady-state signal intensity in coherent TR-periodic and TR-shifted gradient-echo sequences. The integration method, which consists of averaging the steady-state magnetization over all isochromats in a voxel, is shown to be a particularly efficient way of obtaining the analytical expression of the measurable signal. The partition method, based on a physical decomposition of the steady-state magnetization into a sum of contributions from past excitation pulses, reveals that the net transverse magnetization results from a destructive interference between the wanted component and a series of stimulated echoes. The analysis includes off-resonance effects and is illustrated by phantom measurements. Relationships with previous publications on this subject are discussed.
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- Vincent Denolin
- Systèmes Logiques et Numériques, Faculté des Sciences Appliquées, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
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Price RR, Allison J, Massoth RJ, Clarke GD, Drost DJ. Practical aspects of functional MRI (NMR Task Group #8). Med Phys 2002; 29:1892-912. [PMID: 12201436 DOI: 10.1118/1.1494990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Functional MR imaging (fMRI) based upon the Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) effect is currently an important new tool for understanding basic brain function and specifically allowing the correlation of physiological activity with anatomical location without the use of ionizing radiation. The clinical role of fMRI is still being defined and is the subject of much research activity. In this report we present the underlying physical, technical and mathematical principals of BOLD fMRI along with descriptions of typical applications. Our purpose in this report is to provide, in addition to basic principles, an insight into the aspects of BOLD imaging, which may be used by the medical physicist to assist in the implement of fMRI procedures in either a hospital or research environment.
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- Ronald R Price
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2675, USA.
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de Zwart JA, Vimeux FC, Palussière J, Salomir R, Quesson B, Delalande C, Moonen CT. On-line correction and visualization of motion during MRI-controlled hyperthermia. Magn Reson Med 2001; 45:128-37. [PMID: 11146494 DOI: 10.1002/1522-2594(200101)45:1<128::aid-mrm1017>3.0.co;2-m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Displacement of tissue during MRI-controlled hyperthermia therapy can cause significant problems. Errors in calculated temperature may result from motion-related image artifacts and inter-image object displacement, leading to incorrect spatial temperature reference. Here, cyclic navigator echoes were incorporated in rapid gradient-echo MRI sequences, used for temperature mapping based on the proton resonance frequency. On-line evaluation of navigator information was used in three ways. First, motion artifacts were minimized in echo-shifted (TE > TR) gradient-echo images using the phase information of the navigator echo. Second, navigator profiles were matched for a quantitative evaluation of displacement. Together with a novel processing method, this information was employed to correct the reference temperature maps, thereby avoiding persistence of motion-related temperature errors throughout the hyperthermic period. Third, on-line visualization of displacement, together with temperature maps and thermal dose images, was developed, allowing physician intervention at all times. Examples are given of on-line corrections during hyperthermia procedures with focused ultrasound and radiofrequency heat sources. Magn Reson Med 45:128-137, 2001.
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- J A de Zwart
- Résonance Magnétique des Systèmes Biologiques, UMR 5536 CNRS/Victor Segalen University, Bordeaux, France
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van Gelderen P, Grandin C, Petrella JR, Moonen CT. Rapid three-dimensional MR imaging method for tracking a bolus of contrast agent through the brain. Radiology 2000; 216:603-8. [PMID: 10924593 DOI: 10.1148/radiology.216.2.r00au27603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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A gradient-echo three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging technique (principles of echo shifting with a train of observations, or PRESTO) is presented for use in tracking a bolus of paramagnetic contrast agent through the brain. The approach combines a segmented echo-planar type of acquisition with echo shifting, which leads to echo times that are longer than the repetition time. Unlike echo-planar imaging, the method maintains image resolution despite drastic T2* changes and frequency shifts.
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- P van Gelderen
- National Institutes of Health Laboratory of Diagnostic Radiology Research, Office of the Director and In Vivo NMR Research Center, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Golay X, Pruessmann KP, Weiger M, Crelier GR, Folkers PJ, Kollias SS, Boesiger P. PRESTO-SENSE: an ultrafast whole-brain fMRI technique. Magn Reson Med 2000; 43:779-86. [PMID: 10861870 DOI: 10.1002/1522-2594(200006)43:6<779::aid-mrm1>3.0.co;2-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A new ultrafast MR imaging method is proposed and tested, which enables whole-brain fMRI with a true temporal resolution of 1 sec. The method combines a 3D PRESTO pulse sequence with the concept of sensitivity-encoding with multiple receiver coils (SENSE). The so-called PRESTO-SENSE technique is demonstrated on a set of functional block-type motor and visual experiments and compared with conventional functional imaging techniques, such as PRESTO and EPI. Comparable image quality and activation areas are found with all sequences. The noise characteristics of the proposed method are analyzed in detail and their implications for ultrafast fMRI studies are discussed. Magn Reson Med 43:779-786, 2000.
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- X Golay
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Informatics, University and ETH, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Flacke S, Urbach H, Keller E, Träber F, Hartmann A, Textor J, Gieseke J, Block W, Folkers PJ, Schild HH. Middle cerebral artery (MCA) susceptibility sign at susceptibility-based perfusion MR imaging: clinical importance and comparison with hyperdense MCA sign at CT. Radiology 2000; 215:476-82. [PMID: 10796928 DOI: 10.1148/radiology.215.2.r00ma09476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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PURPOSE To describe the radiologic findings of susceptibility changes in acute middle cerebral artery (MCA) thromboembolism detected with three-dimensional (3D) susceptibility-based perfusion magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and to compare the detectability and clinical value of this sign with those of the hyperdense MCA sign at computed tomography (CT). MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-three patients (mean age, 55 years) underwent CT and MR imaging within the first 6 hours after the onset of acute MCA stroke. The hyperdense MCA sign at CT and the presence of susceptibility changes in acute thromboembolism as depicted on T2*-weighted 3D perfusion MR images were assessed. The presence of each sign was correlated with clinical presentation. RESULTS The sensitivity of the hyperdense MCA sign at CT was 54% (negative predictive value, 71%) compared with 82% (negative predictive value, 86%) for the susceptibility changes at MR imaging. There were no false-positive CT or MR readings. The presence of the MCA susceptibility sign correlated positively with the initial clinical presentation (chi(2) = 7.987, P =.009, Spearman rho = 0.589). However, neither of the signs was a predictor for clinical outcome in cases of spontaneous MCA stroke. CONCLUSION In addition to the information traditionally provided with reconstructed perfusion parameter maps, 3D susceptibility-based perfusion MR images allow the identification of acute MCA thromboembolism with a sensitivity higher than that of CT.
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- S Flacke
- Department of Radiology, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, D-53105 Bonn, Germany.
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Echo shifted (ES) gradient-recalled echo sequences (whose TE > TR) have found important applications in fMRI and MR thermometry since their introduction. The technique increases T *(2) weighting in BOLD imaging and temperature change sensitivity in phase-based temperature imaging compared to FLASH sequences. Yet, inconsistent observations have previously been reported when variants of this technique were used in various MRI experiments. Previous understanding of the ES sequences (the "FLASH-like" postulation) was not sufficient to explain these observations. This work provides an in-depth study on the various ES sequences. It was found that there are two types of ES sequences: ES-FLASH that spoils coherent transverse magnetization and ES-GRE, which is based on SSFP signals. A signal expression was derived for the clinically popular TR-periodic ES-GRE sequence with one echo shift. This signal expression reduced to the "FLASH-like" postulation under certain conditions. The new knowledge about the echo formation mechanism in ES sequences helps explain the experimental observations previously reported. Moreover, the resonance offset angle based analysis demonstrates an elegant methodology to analyze short TR imaging sequences. Magn Reson Med 42:864-875, 1999.
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- Y C Chung
- Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-5056, USA
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de Zwart JA, Vimeux FC, Delalande C, Canioni P, Moonen CT. Fast lipid-suppressed MR temperature mapping with echo-shifted gradient-echo imaging and spectral-spatial excitation. Magn Reson Med 1999; 42:53-9. [PMID: 10398950 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1522-2594(199907)42:1<53::aid-mrm9>3.0.co;2-s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The water proton resonance frequency (PRF) is temperature dependent and can thus be used for magnetic resonance (MR) thermometry. Since lipid proton resonance frequencies do not depend on temperature, fat suppression is essential for PRF-based temperature mapping. The efficacy of echo-shifted (TE > TR) gradient-echo imaging with spectral-spatial excitation is demonstrated, resulting in accurate and rapid, lipid-suppressed, MR thermometry. The method was validated on phantoms, fatty duck liver, and rat thigh, demonstrating improvements in both the speed and precision of temperature mapping. Heating of a rat thigh with focused ultrasound was monitored in vivo with an accuracy of 0.37 degree C and a time resolution of 438 msec.
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- J A de Zwart
- Résonance Magnétique des Systèmes Biologiques, UMR 5536 CNRS/Victor Segalen University, Bordeaux, France.
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Chung YC, Duerk JL, Shankaranarayanan A, Hampke M, Merkle EM, Lewin JS. Temperature Measurement Using Echo-Shifted FLASH at Low Field for Interventional MRI. J Magn Reson Imaging 1999; 10:108. [PMID: 10398987 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1522-2586(199907)10:1<108::aid-jmri17>3.0.co;2-p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Temperature Measurement Using Echo-Shifted FLASH at Low Field for Interventional MRI. Yiu-Cho Chung, Jeffrey L. Duerk, Ajit Shankaranarayanan, Monika Hampke, Elmar M. Merkle, and Jonathan S. Lewin. (Article was originally published in the Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Volume 9, No. 1, 1999). In this article, some of the references were printed with the incorrect journal name. Here is the corrected list of references for this article.
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Delalande C, de Zwart JA, Trillaud H, Grenier N, Moonen CT. An echo-shifted gradient-echo MRI method for efficient diffusion weighting. Magn Reson Med 1999; 41:1000-8. [PMID: 10332884 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1522-2594(199905)41:5<1000::aid-mrm20>3.0.co;2-g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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A segmented magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) method is introduced with time-efficient diffusion weighting resulting in total imaging times similar to those of single-shot methods. The approach is based on the principles of echo shifting with a train of observations (PRESTO) MRI sequence. The time efficiency of the sequence is based on the use of diffusion gradient pulses that also serve to shift the echo train to the next TR period, resulting in TE > TR. Each diffusion gradient is therefore used twice, for dephasing one set of spins as well as rephasing a second set of spins. Diffusion weighting and acquisition are thus achieved simultaneously. The sequence is validated in vitro and in vivo on rat kidney.
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- C Delalande
- Résonance Magnétique des Systèmes Biologiques, UMR 5536 CNRS/Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, France
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Kahn T, Harth T, Kiwit JC, Schwarzmaier HJ, Wald C, Mödder U. In vivo MRI thermometry using a phase-sensitive sequence: preliminary experience during MRI-guided laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy of brain tumors. J Magn Reson Imaging 1998; 8:160-4. [PMID: 9500275 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.1880080128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The purpose of this study was the application of the proton-resonance-frequency method to monitor laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy (LITT) in a patient with an astrocytoma WHO II. A phase-sensitive two-dimensional (2D) fast low-angle shot (FLASH) sequence was used to determine the temperature-related phase shifts during LITT. Temperature maps were displayed during therapy with a temporal resolution of 20 seconds. Irradiation was discontinued as soon as the 60 to 65 degrees C isotherm reached the margin of the tumor. A contrast-enhanced MRI study performed immediately after therapy showed a good correlation of the size of an enhancing rim around the lesion with the 60 to 65 degrees C isotherm. The preliminary results of our study indicate that MRI guidance of LITT may be improved by temperature quantification based on the proton-resonance-frequency method.
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- T Kahn
- Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Harth T, Kahn T, Rassek M, Schwabe B, Schwarzmaier HJ, Lewin JS, Mödder U. Determination of laser-induced temperature distributions using echo-shifted TurboFLASH. Magn Reson Med 1997; 38:238-45. [PMID: 9256103 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910380212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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An echo-shifted TurboFLASH sequence implemented on a clinical whole body MR scanner was used to determine thermal changes in tissue. With this snapshot-like data acquisition, temperature-related phase shifts were measured with a temporal resolution of 1.3 s. For different types of tissue (postmortem porcine brain, liver, and muscle) the temperature coefficients of the proton chemical shift were recorded during uniform heating of the specimen in a water bath. The specific temperature-dependent frequency shifts appeared similar to the proton chemical shift of free water (-0.01 ppm/degrees C). With this method, laser-induced ablation in postmortem porcine brain was monitored by temperature mapping. Comparison of the induced temperature profiles measured with NiCrNi-thermocouples with the MR calculated profiles demonstrated excellent temperature sensitivity and accuracy for this method of MR thermometry, with a maximum deviation of the determined temperatures of only 1.8 degrees C. This investigation was designed as a feasibility study for this rapid version of the phase mapping method, and no in vivo studies were performed.
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- T Harth
- Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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A new double line scan diffusion imaging sequence (DLSDI) is presented. In DLSDI, two lines from two separate slices are acquired in each shot. As its predecessor, LSDI, DLSDI is insensitive to motion artifacts and it can be used on conventional MR scanners. In addition, DLSDI is almost twice as fast as LSDI. Preliminary results from phantom and patient studies show excellent agreement between ADC trace maps obtained with DLSDI and LSDI. The technical and the theoretical aspects of DLSDI are studied, and it is shown how the conditional random walk model can be used as an analytical tool to derive the diffusion sensitivity in the DLSDI sequence.
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- H Gudbjartsson
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Department of Radiology, Boston, MA, USA
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It is shown that a repetitive pulse sequence consisting of two 90 degrees pulses and gradients in a 1:2 ratio around the second 90 degrees pulse generates interscan shifted stimulated echoes (SSTEs) and intrascan multiple spin echoes (MSEs). Separation of these two types of signals is accomplished using specific gradient crusher schemes. The intensity of the SSTEs is an order of magnitude larger than that of the MSEs and determines the signal contrast if both effects are selected simultaneously. The SSTE sequence generates improved contrast between gray and white matter, even at high field, which is explained in terms of increased inverse T1-weighting for the interscan echo. The MSE image has low signal to noise and no detectable contrast. The effect of interscan diffusion weighting is also discussed.
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- S Mori
- Johns Hopkins University Medical School-Department of Radiology & Biophysics, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
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Loenneker T, Hennel F, Hennig J. Multislice interleaved excitation cycles (MUSIC): an efficient gradient-echo technique for functional MRI. Magn Reson Med 1996; 35:870-4. [PMID: 8744015 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910350613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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A method providing improved slice efficiency for gradient-echo imaging requiring long echo times, such as in functional neuromagnetic resonance imaging, is presented. To enhance the volume coverage while maintaining the short imaging time of a conventional single-slice gradient-echo technique, an interleaved multislice excitation is performed during the echo time. This technique allows detection of susceptibility changes, e.g., the acquisition of stimulated human cortical activation maps, on clinical MR instruments at multiple planes within total imaging times of a few seconds. The efficiency of the technique is demonstrated in the detection of temporary changes in T2* in functional MRI experiments of the human visual cortex at magnetic field strengths of 2 Tesla and 3 Tesla. Fourteen 128 x 128 slices can be acquired in 13 s to cover a large volume-of-interest in the same time that would be required for single-slice acquisition using the conventional technique.
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- T Loenneker
- Department of Radiology, University of Freiburg, Germany
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A formalism is presented that concisely describes the magnetization of a sample subjected to a periodic series of RF pulses. In this formalism, the steady state of the magnetization is shown to be a sum of magnetic substates, each with unique contrast characteristics. When more than one substate contributes to a given image, the substates interfere with each other, producing ghosts and other artifacts. Properly designed gradient protocols can image single substates, producing ghost-free images. The contrast of the image depends largely on the choice of the imaged substate. Analytic solutions for unspoiled, RF spoiled, and gradient spoiled magnetizations are presented.
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- W T Sobol
- Radiology Department, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama 35233, USA
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van Gelderen P, Ramsey NF, Liu G, Duyn JH, Frank JA, Weinberger DR, Moonen CT. Three-dimensional functional magnetic resonance imaging of human brain on a clinical 1.5-T scanner. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1995; 92:6906-10. [PMID: 7624341 PMCID: PMC41439 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.15.6906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a tool for mapping brain function that utilizes neuronal activity-induced changes in blood oxygenation. An efficient three-dimensional fMRI method is presented for imaging brain activity on conventional, widely available, 1.5-T scanners, without additional hardware. This approach uses large magnetic susceptibility weighting based on the echo-shifting principle combined with multiple gradient echoes per excitation. Motor stimulation, induced by self-paced finger tapping, reliably produced significant signal increase in the hand region of the contralateral primary motor cortex in every subject tested.
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- P van Gelderen
- National Institutes of Health In Vivo Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Research Center, Biomedical Engineering and Instrumentation Program, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Duyn JH, Mattay VS, Sexton RH, Sobering GS, Barrios FA, Liu G, Frank JA, Weinberger DR, Moonen CT. 3-dimensional functional imaging of human brain using echo-shifted FLASH MRI. Magn Reson Med 1994; 32:150-5. [PMID: 8084232 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910320123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A 3-dimensional MRI method has been developed for functional mapping of the human brain, based on blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) contrast mechanisms. The method uses recently introduced principles of echo-shifted FLASH to acquire a single 3D data set in 20 s. The technique was tested on a conventional 1.5 Tesla clinical scanner with a standard head coil using visual stimulation with a 8 Hz flashing white light, or a varying checkerboard pattern. Areas of increased signal intensity were identified in the visual cortex, consistent with the known functional organization.
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- J H Duyn
- Laboratory of Diagnostic Radiology Research, OIR, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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Moonen CT, Barrios FA, Zigun JR, Gillen J, Liu G, Sobering G, Sexton R, Woo J, Frank J, Weinberger DR. Functional brain MR imaging based on bolus tracking with a fast T2*-sensitized gradient-echo method. Magn Reson Imaging 1994; 12:379-85. [PMID: 8007766 DOI: 10.1016/0730-725x(94)92530-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Dynamic physiological scanning, based on temporary changes in local field homogeneity during the passage of a contrast agent bolus, has been performed hitherto with echo-planar imaging (EPI) or conventional gradient-recalled techniques (FLASH). Here, it is shown that the T2* sensitivity of conventional FLASH techniques can be improved drastically on a conventional whole body instrument by delaying the gradient-echo until the subsequent TR-period without increasing total imaging time. Examples are given for a full k-space matrix (128 x 256) obtained within 2 s with a TE of 25 ms, resulting in images free of artifacts. The method is applied to bolus tracking through the brain of healthy volunteers during visual stimulation and in the dark. An average increase of regional cerebral blood volume (rCBV) in the visual cortex of 10.9% (n = 9, p = .001) was found.
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- C T Moonen
- In Vivo NMR Research Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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Liu G, Sobering G, Duyn J, Moonen CT. A functional MRI technique combining principles of echo-shifting with a train of observations (PRESTO). Magn Reson Med 1993; 30:764-8. [PMID: 8139461 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910300617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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We present a fast MRI technique sensitized to microscopic susceptibility effects. The method combines elements of echo-shifted gradient-recalled MR imaging (TE > TR) with the acquisition of multiple k-space lines within a single TR-period. The sequence results in a much reduced imaging time as compared with conventional gradient-echo MRI methods. The feasibility of the method is demonstrated for susceptibility bolus tracking in the cat brain using an imaging time of 153 ms. The relative cerebral blood volume maps created with this method are comparable with those obtained with conventional methods.
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- G Liu
- In Vivo NMR Research Center, BEIP, NCRR, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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