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Malis V, Miyazaki M. Multiparametric exchange protons using Z-spectrum analysis proton (ZAP) and CEST on phantoms and human abdomen. Magn Reson Med 2024; 92:1670-1682. [PMID: 38703021 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.30140] [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: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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PURPOSE This study aims to investigate a multiparametric exchange proton approach using CEST and Z-spectrum analysis protons (ZAP) in human abdominal organs, focusing on tissue differentiation for a potential early biomarker of abnormality. Prior to human studies, CEST and ZAP effects were studied in phantoms containing exchange protons. METHODS Phantoms composed of iopamidol and iohexol solutions with varying pH levels, along with 12 human subjects, were scanned on a clinical 3T MR scanner. Subsequent ZAP analyses employed a two-Lorentzian pool model to provide free and restricted apparentT 2 f , r ex $$ {\mathrm{T}}_{2\ \mathrm{f},\mathrm{r}}^{\mathrm{ex}} $$ , and their fractions for data acquired across a wide range of offset frequencies (±100 kHz or ± 800 ppm), while a narrower range (±7 ppm or ± 900 Hz) was used for CEST analysis to estimate magnetization transfer ratio asymmetry (MTRAsym) for exchange protons like hydroxyl (-OH), amine (-NH2), and amide (-NH), resonating ˜1, 2, and 3.5 ppm, respectively. Differences in ZAP metrics across various organs were statistically analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). RESULTS The phantom study differentiated contrast agents based on resonance peaks detected from CEST analysis, while ZAP metrics showed sensitivity to pH variations. In human, ZAP metrics revealed significant differences in abdominal organs, with a subgroup study indicating changes in ZAP metrics due to the presence of gallstones. CONCLUSION CEST and ZAP techniques demonstrated promise in specific CEST protons and wide range ZAP protons and identifying tissue-specific characteristics. The preliminary findings underscore the necessity for more extensive study involving a broader subject pool to potentially establish biomarkers for diseased states.
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- Vadim Malis
- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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Schulz J, Boyacioğlu R, Norris DG. Multiband multislab 3D time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography for reduced acquisition time and improved sensitivity. Magn Reson Med 2015; 75:1662-8. [PMID: 26033269 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.25774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2014] [Revised: 04/22/2015] [Accepted: 04/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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PURPOSE To explore the use of multiband (MB) imaging in multislab (MS) 3D time-of-flight-magnetic resonance angiography (TOF-MRA) and to improve acquisition time efficiency (TA), inflow contrast and sensitivity in vessel detection. THEORY AND METHODS TOF-MRA is commonly used for imaging intracranial vessels. A MB-MS 3D-TOF-MRA sequence was implemented to excite and acquire multiple slabs simultaneously. Controlled aliasing in parallel imaging results in higher acceleration was used in addition to improve the quality of image reconstruction. Compared to a standard protocol which acquired three slabs in total the MB-MS protocol reduced the thickness by 3 while simultaneously acquiring data from 3 slabs. The total TA was also reduced by a factor 3. RESULTS This technique maintains contrast-to-noise ratio while reducing TA, compared to standard single-band/MOTSA acquisitions, leading to an increase in CNR/TA of 1.65 compared to the standard protocol. Furthermore, the strong inflow contrast and increased magnetization transfer contrast caused by the MB excitation pulses improves the sharpness of the vessel borders which is reflected by a 5% higher full width at half maximum of the vessel size and a 17% higher slope of the vessel borders compared to the standard single-band acquisition. CONCLUSION MB-MS 3D-TOF-MRA can appreciably accelerate image acquisition and combines the high spatial resolution of 3D imaging with the additional inflow contrast advantage of thinner slab acquisitions without introducing excessive noise arising from the MB reconstruction.
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- Jenni Schulz
- Radboud University Nijmegen, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University Nijmegen, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University Nijmegen, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe Zollverein, Leitstand Kokerei Zollverein, Essen, Germany
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Extensive pneumatized air cells causing susceptibility artifacts in the petrosus part of the ICA. Clin Neuroradiol 2015; 27:91-96. [PMID: 25939527 DOI: 10.1007/s00062-015-0392-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2015] [Accepted: 04/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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INTRODUCTION 3D-Time-of-flight magnetic-resonance-angiography (TOF MRA) is an established method in vessel analysis. However, many artifacts that occur may lead to a false diagnosis. This retrospective study evaluates the coherence of MR artifacts to extensive pneumatized air cells surrounding the internal carotid artery (ICA) in the petrosus part of the temporal bone. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients who received 3D-TOF MRA and multidetector helical computed tomography (CT) angiography were registered from April 2012 to April 2013. Of these patients, both ICAs in the petrosus part were analyzed. Vertical maximum intensity projection (MIP) artifacts were graduated as normal, mild to moderate, and severe artifacts. The distinction of the vertical part of the pneumatized air cells was also categorized in three groups, regarding the circumference of the ICA in pneumatization ≤ 90°, between 90° and 180°, and ≥ 180°. RESULTS A total of 203 vessels were collected for analysis. The more extensive the pneumatized air cells were present, the more band-like artifacts and pseudostenosis at the vertical portion of the petrosus part of the ICA were registered. CONCLUSION Careful examination of the source images and evaluation of the size of the pneumatized air cells with CT scan are essential to avoid false positive diagnosis in the distal petrosus part of the ICA.
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Miyazaki M, Ouyang C, Zhou X, Murdoch JB, Fushimi Y, Okada T, Fujimoto K, Kido A, Arakawa Y, Miyamoto S, Togashi K. Z-Spectrum analysis provides proton environment data (ZAPPED): a new two-pool technique for human gray and white matter. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0119915. [PMID: 25768108 PMCID: PMC4358893 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2014] [Accepted: 01/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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A new technique - Z-spectrum Analysis Provides Proton Environment Data (ZAPPED) - was used to map cross-relaxing free and restricted protons in nine healthy subjects plus two brain tumor patients at 3T. First, MT data were acquired over a wide symmetric range of frequency offsets, and then a trio of quantitative biomarkers, i.e., the apparent spin-spin relaxation times (T2,f, T2,r) in both free and restricted proton pools as well as the restricted pool fraction Fr, were mapped by fitting the measured Z-spectra to a simple two-Lorentzian compartment model on a voxel-by-voxel basis. The mean restricted exchangeable proton fraction, Fr, was found to be 0.17 in gray matter (GM) and 0.28 in white matter (WM) in healthy subjects. Corresponding mean values for apparent spin-spin relaxation times were 785 µs (T2,f) and 17.7 µs (T2,r) in GM, 672 µs (T2,f) and 23.4 µs (T2,r) in WM. The percentages of Ff and Fr in GM are similar for all ages, whereas Fr shows a tendency to decrease with age in WM among healthy subjects. The patient ZAPPED images show higher contrast between tumor and normal tissues than traditional T2-weighted and T1-weighted images. The ZAPPED method provides a simple phenomenological approach to estimating fractions and apparent T2 values of free and restricted MT-active protons, and it may offer clinical useful information.
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- Mitsue Miyazaki
- MR Research, Toshiba Medical Research Institute, Vernon Hills, Illinois, United States of America
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- MR Research, Toshiba Medical Research Institute, Vernon Hills, Illinois, United States of America
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- MR Research, Toshiba Medical Research Institute, Vernon Hills, Illinois, United States of America
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- MR Research, Toshiba Medical Research Institute, Vernon Hills, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Miyazaki M, Zhou X, Hoshino T, Yokoyama K, Ishimura R, Nitatori T. Non-contrast myocardial perfusion using a novel 4D magnetic resonance arterial spin labeling technique: Initial experience. Microvasc Res 2015; 98:94-101. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2015.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2014] [Revised: 12/17/2014] [Accepted: 01/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Visualization of lenticulostriate arteries at 3T: Optimization of slice-selective off-resonance sinc pulse-prepared TOF-MRA and its comparison with flow-sensitive black-blood MRA. Acad Radiol 2014; 21:812-6. [PMID: 24809322 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2014.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2014] [Revised: 02/26/2014] [Accepted: 03/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES To optimize visualization of lenticulostriate artery (LSA) by time-of-flight (TOF) magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) with slice-selective off-resonance sinc (SORS) saturation transfer contrast pulses and to compare capability of optimal TOF-MRA and flow-sensitive black-blood (FSBB) MRA to visualize the LSA at 3T. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was approved by the local ethics committee, and written informed consent was obtained from all the subjects. TOF-MRA was optimized in 20 subjects by comparing SORS pulses of different flip angles: 0, 400°, and 750°. Numbers of LSAs were counted. The optimal TOF-MRA was compared to FSBB-MRA in 21 subjects. Images were evaluated by the numbers and length of visualized LSAs. RESULTS LSAs were significantly more visualized in TOF-MRA with SORS pulses of 400° than others (P < .003). When the optimal TOF-MRA was compared to FSBB-MRA, the visualization of LSA using FSBB (mean branch numbers 11.1, 95% confidence interval (CI) 10.0-12.1; mean total length 236 mm, 95% CI 210-263 mm) was significantly better than using TOF (4.7, 95% CI 4.1-5.3; 78 mm, 95% CI 67-89 mm) for both numbers and length of the LSA (P < .0001). CONCLUSIONS LSA visualization was best with 400° SORS pulses for TOF-MRA but FSBB-MRA was better than TOF-MRA, which indicates its clinical potential to investigate the LSA on a 3T magnetic resonance imaging.
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Schmitter S, Bock M, Johst S, Auerbach EJ, Uğurbil K, Van de Moortele PF. Contrast enhancement in TOF cerebral angiography at 7 T using saturation and MT pulses under SAR constraints: impact of VERSE and sparse pulses. Magn Reson Med 2011; 68:188-97. [PMID: 22139829 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.23226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2011] [Revised: 07/30/2011] [Accepted: 08/30/2011] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Cerebral three-dimensional time of flight (TOF) angiography significantly benefits from ultrahigh fields, mainly due to higher signal-to-noise ratio and to longer T(1) relaxation time of static brain tissues; however, specific absorption rate (SAR) significantly increases with B(0). Thus, additional radiofrequency pulses commonly used at lower field strengths to improve TOF contrast such as saturation of venous signal and improved background suppression by magnetization transfer typically cannot be used at higher fields. In this work, we aimed at reducing SAR for each radiofrequency pulse category in a TOF sequence. We use the variable-rate selective excitation principle for the slab selective TOF excitation as well as the venous saturation radiofrequency pulses. In addition, magnetization transfer pulses are implemented by sparsely applying the pulses only during acquisition of the central k-space lines to limit their SAR contribution. Image quality, angiographic contrast, and SAR reduction were investigated as a function of variable-rate selective excitation parameters and of the total number of magnetization transfer pulses applied. Based on these results, a TOF protocol was generated that increases the angiographic contrast by more than 50% and reduces subcutaneous fat signal while keeping the resulting SAR within regulatory limits.
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- Sebastian Schmitter
- Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
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Kimura T, Ikedo M, Takemoto S. Phase enhancement for time-of-flight and flow-sensitive black-blood MR angiography. Magn Reson Med 2011; 66:437-47. [DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2010] [Revised: 11/19/2010] [Accepted: 12/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Azuma T, Kodama T, Yano T, Suzuki M, Kimura T, Tamaribuchi Y. Improved visualization of intracranial vessels by gradient moment nulling in hybrid of opposite-contrast magnetic resonance angiography (HOP MRA). Magn Reson Med Sci 2010; 9:159-65. [PMID: 20885090 DOI: 10.2463/mrms.9.159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Hybrid of opposite-contrast (HOP) magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is a new method that combines the advantages of 3-dimensional (3D) time-of-flight (TOF) MRA and black-blood (BB) MRA without prolonging acquisition time. In phantom and clinical studies, we focused on image differences when we applied gradient moment nulling (GMN) to 2 or 3 axes in the first echo. We made an original phantom with a semicircular tube of 3- and 5-mm internal diameter, with flow rate in the tube of 0, 20, 60, 80, or 120 cm/s. In original images of the phantom obtained with TOF MRA and flow-sensitive BB MRA and in filter frequency-weighted subtraction (FWS) processed images acquired with HOP MRA, we measured the contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) of both the inside and outside of the tubes. In FWS processed images with GMN applied to 2 axes, the CNR was high at various flow rates in both straight and bending portions of the tubes in comparison with TOF images. In a clinical study in 15 patients, we evaluated vessel visualization in images obtained using conventional TOF MRA with magnetization transfer contrast (MTC) and HOP MRA. In clinical studies, visualization scores of HOP MRA were equivalent to those of conventional TOF MRA in the bilateral internal carotid arteries (ICA) and inferior in the basilar arteries. However, visualization of the peripheral portion of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) improved significantly in HOP MRA with GMN applied to 2 and 3 axes. Visualization of the main trunk of the ICA and MCA was superior in HOP MRA with GMN applied to 2 axes. HOP MRA with 2-axis GMN may be useful for excellent visualization of both major arteries and peripheral vessels in the head.
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- Toshiya Azuma
- Department of Radiological Technology, Miyazaki University School of Medicine, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, Japan.
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Kimura T, Ikedo M, Takemoto S. Hybrid of opposite-contrast MR angiography (HOP-MRA) combining time-of-flight and flow-sensitive black-blood contrasts. Magn Reson Med 2009; 62:450-8. [DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Hori M, Shiraga N, Watanabe Y, Aoki S, Isono S, Yui M, Ohtomo K, Araki T. Time-resolved three-dimensional magnetic resonance digital subtraction angiography without contrast material in the brain: Initial investigation. J Magn Reson Imaging 2009; 30:214-8. [PMID: 19466714 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- Masaaki Hori
- Department of Radiology, University of Yamanashi, Chuou, Yamanashi, Japan.
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Nakane T, Nihashi T, Kawai H, Naganawa S. Visualization of neuromelanin in the Substantia nigra and locus ceruleus at 1.5T using a 3D-gradient echo sequence with magnetization transfer contrast. Magn Reson Med Sci 2009; 7:205-10. [PMID: 19110515 DOI: 10.2463/mrms.7.205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Recent technical advances have enabled the visualization of neuromelanin in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc) and locus ceruleus (LC) by 3-tesla (T) magnetic resonance imaging in vivo. In the present study, we successfully detected neuromelanin in the SNc and LC of 6 healthy volunteers at 1.5T using a 3D gradient echo sequence with off-resonance magnetization transfer contrast.
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- Toshiki Nakane
- Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
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While nonenhanced magnetic resonance (MR) angiographic methods have been available since the earliest days of MR imaging, prolonged acquisition times and image artifacts have generally limited their use in favor of gadolinium-enhanced MR angiographic techniques. However, the combination of recent technical advances and new concerns about the safety of gadolinium-based contrast agents has spurred a resurgence of interest in methods that do not require exogenous contrast material. After a review of basic considerations in vascular imaging, the established methods for nonenhanced MR angiographic techniques, such as time of flight and phase contrast, are considered and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed. This article then focuses on new techniques that are becoming commercially available, such as electrocardiographically gated partial-Fourier fast spin-echo methods and balanced steady-state free precession imaging both with and without arterial spin labeling. Challenges facing these methods and possible solutions are considered. Since different imaging techniques rely on different mechanisms of image contrast, recommendations are offered for which strategies may work best for specific angiographic applications. Developments on the horizon include techniques that provide time-resolved imaging for assessment of flow dynamics by using nonenhanced approaches.
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- Mitsue Miyazaki
- Department of MRI, Toshiba Medical Research Institute USA, 990 Corporate Woods Pkwy, Vernon Hills, IL 60061, USA.
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Machida Y, Uchizono S, Ichinose N. Enhancement of blood vessel visualization in 3D time-of-flight MR angiography utilizing surface array coil. Magn Reson Med Sci 2005; 4:47-51. [PMID: 16127254 DOI: 10.2463/mrms.4.47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Array coils play an important role in improving the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and achieving parallel imaging; however, one disadvantage of array coils is the nonuniformity of their sensitivity. We propose a simple algorithm to enhance blood vessel visualization in 3D-TOF-MRA (three-dimensional time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography) utilizing this surface array sensitivity, and we apply it to the MRA data of normal volunteers. We have verified that visualization of peripheral vessels has been remarkably improved.
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- Yoshio Machida
- MRI Systems Development Department, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, 1385 Shimoishigami, Otawara, Tochigi 324-8550, Japan.
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Pachot-Clouard M, Darrasse L. Optimization of T2-selective binomial pulses for magnetization transfer. Magn Reson Med 1995; 34:462-9. [PMID: 7500887 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910340325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Accurate rules have been established to build binomial pulses up to fifth order, for selectively saturating protons at any given T2 with minimum power deposition. Pulse performance and sensitivity to experimental defects have been evaluated; the third order is generally found to be best suited. It is shown, by combining theory and experiment performed at 0.1 T, that matching the saturation pulse to T2 of the motionally restricted pool is essential to reveal exchange with free water protons. It is emphasized that, to date, lack of magnetization transfer contrast with binomial pulses is due mainly to insufficient RF level available with most MR imaging systems, especially at high magnetic field.
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- M Pachot-Clouard
- Institut d'Electronique Fondamentale (CNRS, URA 22), Universite de Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
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Forster J, Schick F, Pfeffer M, Lutz O. Magnetization transfer by simple sequences of rectangular pulses. MAGMA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 1995; 3:83-93. [PMID: 7496890 DOI: 10.1007/bf01709851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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On-resonant radio frequency (RF) sequences composed of a train of short rectangular pulses of the same kind were optimized in order to obtain selective saturation of protons with short transverse relaxation times for magnetization transfer purposes. It is demonstrated that the sequences regarded allow a good adaptation to different requirements for magnetization transfer examinations on whole-body imagers. The sequences presented here provide relatively strong saturation of protons with very short transverse relaxation times T2 approximately less than 50 microseconds, whereas signals from protons with long T2 to be recorded are hardly influenced in a broad frequency range. The sequences are especially advantageous for applications in pulse files with limited numbers of support points.
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- J Forster
- Institute of Physics, University of Tübingen, Germany
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