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Adanyeguh IM, Park YW, Henry PG, Deelchand DK. B 0-insensitive image navigators for prospective motion-corrected MRS with localized second-order shimming. Magn Reson Med 2024. [PMID: 38704666 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.30151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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PURPOSE Localized shimming in single-voxel MRS often results in large B0 inhomogeneity outside the volume-of-interest. This causes unacceptable degradation in motion navigator images. Switching back and forth between whole-brain shim and localized shim is possible for linear shims, but not for higher-order shims. Here we propose motion navigators largely insensitive to B0 inhomogeneity for prospective motion-corrected MRS with localized higher-order shimming. METHODS A recent fast high-resolution motion navigator based on spiral-in/out k-space trajectories and multislice-to-volume registration was modified by splitting the readout into multiple shot interleaves which shortened the echo time and reduced the effect of B0 inhomogeneity. The performance of motion correction was assessed in healthy subjects in the prefrontal cortex using a sLASER sequence at 3T (N = 5) and 7T (N = 5). RESULTS With multiple spatial interleaves, excellent quality navigator images were acquired in the whole brain in spite of large B0 inhomogeneity outside the MRS voxel. The total duration of the navigator in sLASER remained relatively short even with multiple shots (3T: 10 spatial interleaves 94 ms per slice; 7T: 15 spatial interleaves 103 ms per slice). Prospective motion correction using the multi-shot navigators yielded comparable spectral quality (water linewidth and metabolite SNR) with and without subject motion. CONCLUSION B0-insensitive motion navigators enable prospective motion correction for MRS with all first- and second-order shims adjusted in the MRS voxel, providing optimal spectral linewidth.
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- Isaac M Adanyeguh
- Center for Magnetic Resonance Research and Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Center for Magnetic Resonance Research and Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Center for Magnetic Resonance Research and Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Center for Magnetic Resonance Research and Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Wan C, He W, Xu Z. Water-Fat Separation for the Knee on a 50 mT Portable MRI Scanner. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2024; 71:1687-1696. [PMID: 38150336 DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2023.3347441] [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: 12/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The Dixon method is frequently employed in clinical and scientific research for fat suppression, because it has lower sensitivity to static magnetic field inhomogeneity compared to chemical shift selective saturation or its variants and maintains image signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Recently, research on very-low-field (VLF < 100 mT) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has regained popularity. However, there is limited literature on water-fat separation in VLF MRI. Here, we present a modified two-point Dixon method specifically designed for VLF MRI. METHODS Most experiments were performed on a homemade 50 mT portable MRI scanner. The receiving coil adopted a homemade quadrature receiving coil. The data were acquired using spin-echo and gradient-echo sequences. We considered the T2* effect, and added priori information to existing two-point Dixon method. Then, the method used regional iterative phasor extraction (RIPE) to extract the error phasor. Finally, least squares solutions for water and fat were obtained and fat signal fraction was calculated. RESULTS For phantom evaluation, water-only and fat-only images were obtained and the local fat signal fractions were calculated, with two samples being 0.94 and 0.93, respectively. For knee imaging, cartilage, muscle and fat could be clearly distinguished. The water-only images were able to highlight areas such as cartilage that could not be easily distinguished without separation. CONCLUSION This work has demonstrated the feasibility of using a 50 mT MRI scanner for water-fat separation. SIGNIFICANCE To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported result of water-fat separation at a 50 mT portable MRI scanner.
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Schramm G, Filipovic M, Qian Y, Alivar A, Lui YW, Nuyts J, Boada F. Resolution enhancement, noise suppression, and joint T2* decay estimation in dual-echo sodium-23 MR imaging using anatomically guided reconstruction. Magn Reson Med 2024; 91:1404-1418. [PMID: 38044789 PMCID: PMC10916150 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29936] [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: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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PURPOSE Sodium MRI is challenging because of the low tissue concentration of the 23 Na nucleus and its extremely fast biexponential transverse relaxation rate. In this article, we present an iterative reconstruction framework using dual-echo 23 Na data and exploiting anatomical prior information (AGR) from high-resolution, low-noise, 1 H MR images. This framework enables the estimation and modeling of the spatially varying signal decay due to transverse relaxation during readout (AGRdm), which leads to images of better resolution and reduced noise resulting in improved quantification of the reconstructed 23 Na images. METHODS The proposed framework was evaluated using reconstructions of 30 noise realizations of realistic simulations of dual echo twisted projection imaging (TPI) 23 Na data. Moreover, three dual echo 23 Na TPI brain datasets of healthy controls acquired on a 3T Siemens Prisma system were reconstructed using conventional reconstruction, AGR and AGRdm. RESULTS Our simulations show that compared to conventional reconstructions, AGR and AGRdm show improved bias-noise characteristics in several regions of the brain. Moreover, AGR and AGRdm images show more anatomical detail and less noise in the reconstructions of the experimental data sets. Compared to AGR and the conventional reconstruction, AGRdm shows higher contrast in the sodium concentration ratio between gray and white matter and between gray matter and the brain stem. CONCLUSION AGR and AGRdm generate 23 Na images with high resolution, high levels of anatomical detail, and low levels of noise, potentially enabling high-quality 23 Na MR imaging at 3T.
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- Georg Schramm
- Radiological Sciences Laboratory, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
- Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University (NYU), New York, New York, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University (NYU), New York, New York, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University (NYU), New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Radiological Sciences Laboratory, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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Mahmud SZ, Denney TS, Bashir A. High-resolution proton metabolic mapping of the human brain at 7 T using free induction decay rosette spectroscopic imaging. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2024; 37:e5042. [PMID: 37767769 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.5042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Revised: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) provides information about the spatial distribution of metabolites in the brain. These metabolite maps can be valuable in diagnosing central nervous system pathology. However, MRSI generally suffers from a long acquisition time, poor spatial resolution, and a low metabolite signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Ultrahigh field strengths (≥ 7 T) can benefit MRSI with an improved SNR and allow high-resolution metabolic mapping. Non-Cartesian spatial-spectral encoding techniques, such as rosette spectroscopic imaging, can efficiently sample spatial and temporal domains, which significantly reduces the imaging time and enables high-resolution metabolic mapping in a clinically relevant scan time. In the current study, high-resolution (in-plane resolution of 2 × 2 mm2 ) mapping of proton (1 H) metabolites in the human brain at 7 T, is demonstrated. Five healthy subjects participated in the study. Using a time-efficient rosette trajectory and short TR/TE free induction decay MRSI, high-resolution maps of 1 H metabolites were obtained in a clinically relevant imaging time (6 min). Suppression of the water signal was achieved with an optimized water suppression enhanced through T1 effects approach and lipid removal was performed using L2 -regularization in the postprocessing. Spatial distributions of N-acetyl-aspartate, total choline, creatine, N-acetyl-aspartyl glutamate, myo-inositol, and glutamate were generated with Cramer-Rao lower bounds of less than 20%.
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- Sultan Z Mahmud
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
- Auburn University MRI Research Center, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
- Auburn University MRI Research Center, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
- Auburn University MRI Research Center, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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Wang Z, Feng X, Salerno M, Kramer CM, Meyer CH. Dynamic cardiac MRI with high spatiotemporal resolution using accelerated spiral-out and spiral-in/out bSSFP pulse sequences at 1.5 T. MAGMA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2023; 36:857-867. [PMID: 37665502 PMCID: PMC10667461 DOI: 10.1007/s10334-023-01116-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To develop two spiral-based bSSFP pulse sequences combined with L + S reconstruction for accelerated ungated, free-breathing dynamic cardiac imaging at 1.5 T. MATERIALS AND METHODS Tiny golden angle rotated spiral-out and spiral-in/out bSSFP sequences combined with view-sharing (VS), compressed sensing (CS), and low-rank plus sparse (L + S) reconstruction were evaluated and compared via simulation and in vivo dynamic cardiac imaging studies. The proposed methods were then validated against the standard cine, in terms of quantitative image assessment and qualitative quality rating. RESULTS The L + S method yielded the least residual artifacts and the best image sharpness among the three methods. Both spiral cine techniques showed clinically diagnostic images (score > 3). Compared to standard cine, there were significant differences in global image quality and edge sharpness for spiral cine techniques, while there was significant difference in image contrast for the spiral-out cine but no significant difference for the spiral-in/out cine. There was good agreement in left ventricular ejection fraction for both the spiral-out cine (- 1.6 [Formula: see text] 3.1%) and spiral-in/out cine (- 1.5 [Formula: see text] 2.8%) against standard cine. DISCUSSION Compared to the time-consuming standard cine (~ 5 min) which requires ECG-gating and breath-holds, the proposed spiral bSSFP sequences achieved ungated, free-breathing cardiac movies at a similar spatial (1.5 × 1.5 × 8 mm3) and temporal resolution (36 ms) per slice for whole heart coverage (10-15 slices) within 45 s, suggesting the clinical potential for improved patient comfort or for imaging patients with arrhythmias or who cannot hold their breath.
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- Zhixing Wang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- School of Medicine, University Medical Line, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
- Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
- Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
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Zhang Y, He W, Yang L, Xuan L, Wu J, He Y, Guo Y, Xu Z. Efficient imaging using spiral acquisitions on a portable 50-mT MR head scanner. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2023; 36:e4988. [PMID: 37381057 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.4988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 05/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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Ultralow-field (ULF) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can suffer from inferior image quality because of low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). As an efficient way to cover the k-space, the spiral acquisition technique has shown great potential in improving imaging SNR efficiency at ULF. The current study aimed to address the problems of noise and blurring cancelation in the ULF case with spiral trajectory, and we proposed a spiral-out sequence for brain imaging using a portable 50-mT MRI system. The proposed sequence consisted of three modules: noise calibration, field map acquisition, and imaging. In the calibration step, transfer coefficients were obtained between signals from primary and noise-pick-up coils to perform electromagnetic interference (EMI) cancelation. Embedded field map acquisition was performed to correct accumulated phase error due to main field inhomogeneity. Considering imaging SNR, a lower bandwidth for data sampling was adopted in the sequence design because the 50-mT scanner is in a low SNR regime. Image reconstruction proceeded with sampled data by leveraging system imperfections, such as gradient delays and concomitant fields. The proposed method can provide images with higher SNR efficiency compared with its Cartesian counterparts. An improvement in temporal SNR of approximately 23%-44% was measured via phantom and in vivo experiments. Distortion-free images with a noise suppression rate of nearly 80% were obtained by the proposed technique. A comparison was also made with a state-of-the-art EMI cancelation algorithm used in the ULF-MRI system. SNR efficiency-enhanced spiral acquisitions were investigated for ULF-MR scanners and future studies could focus on various image contrasts based on our proposed approach to widen ULF applications.
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- Yuxiang Zhang
- School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Shenzhen Academy of Aerospace Technology, Shenzhen, China
- Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- Shenzhen Academy of Aerospace Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Chongqing University Central Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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Mahmud SZ, Denney TS, Bashir A. Feasibility of spinal cord imaging at 7 T using rosette trajectory with magnetization transfer preparation and compressed sensing. Sci Rep 2023; 13:8777. [PMID: 37258697 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-35853-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023] Open
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MRI is a valuable diagnostic tool to investigate spinal cord (SC) pathology. SC MRI can benefit from the increased signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) at ultra-high fields such as 7 T. However, SC MRI acquisitions with routine Cartesian readouts are prone to image artifacts caused by physiological motion. MRI acquisition techniques with non-Cartesian readouts such as rosette can help reduce motion artifacts. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility of high-resolution SC imaging using rosette trajectory with magnetization transfer preparation (MT-prep) and compressed sensing (CS) at 7 T. Five healthy volunteers participated in the study. Images acquired with rosette readouts demonstrated reduced motion artifacts compared to the standard Cartesian readouts. The combination of multi-echo rosette-readout images improved the CNR by approximately 50% between the gray matter (GM) and white matter (WM) compared to single-echo images. MT-prep images showed excellent contrast between the GM and WM with magnetization transfer ratio (MTR) and cerebrospinal fluid normalized MT signal (MTCSF) = 0.12 ± 0.017 and 0.74 ± 0.013, respectively, for the GM; and 0.18 ± 0.011 and 0.58 ± 0.009, respectively, for the WM. Under-sampled acquisition using rosette readout with CS reconstruction demonstrated up to 6 times faster scans with comparable image quality as the fully-sampled acquisition.
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- Sultan Z Mahmud
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
- Auburn University MRI Research Center, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
- Auburn University MRI Research Center, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.
- Auburn University MRI Research Center, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.
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Wang Z, Allen SP, Feng X, Mugler JP, Meyer CH. SPRING-RIO TSE: 2D T 2 -Weighted Turbo Spin-Echo brain imaging using SPiral RINGs with retraced in/out trajectories. Magn Reson Med 2022; 88:601-616. [PMID: 35394088 PMCID: PMC9232877 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To develop a new approach to 2D turbo spin -echo (TSE) imaging using annular spiral rings with a retraced in/out trajectory, dubbed "SPRING-RIO TSE", for fast T2 -weighted brain imaging at 3T. METHODS A long spiral trajectory was split into annular segmentations that were then incorporated into a 2D TSE acquisition module to fully exploit the sampling efficiency of spiral rings. A retraced in/out trajectory strategy coupled with spiral-ring TSE was introduced to increase SNR, mitigate T2 -decay induced artifacts, and self-correct moderate off-resonance while maintaining the target TE and causing no scan time penalty. Model-based k-space estimation and semiautomatic off-resonance correction algorithms were implemented to minimize effects of k-space trajectory infidelity and B0 inhomogeneity, respectively. The resulting SPRING-RIO TSE method was compared to the original spiral-ring (abbreviated "SPRING") TSE and Cartesian TSE using simulations, and phantom and in vivo acquisitions. RESULTS Simulation and phantom studies demonstrated the performance of the proposed SPRING-RIO TSE pulses sequence, as well as that of trajectory correction and off-resonance correction. Volunteer data showed that the proposed method achieves high-quality 2D T2 -weighted brain imaging with a higher scan efficiency (0:45 min/14 slices versus 1:31 min/14 slices), improved image contrast, and reduced specific absorption rate compared to conventional 2D Cartesian TSE. CONCLUSION 2D T2 -weighted brain imaging using spiral-ring TSE was implemented and tested, providing several potential advantages over conventional 2D Cartesian TSE imaging.
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- Zhixing Wang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.,Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Radiology & Medical Imaging, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.,Department of Radiology & Medical Imaging, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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Feng X, Wang Z, Meyer CH. Real-time dynamic vocal tract imaging using an accelerated spiral GRE sequence and low rank plus sparse reconstruction. Magn Reson Imaging 2021; 80:106-112. [PMID: 33957210 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2021.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE To develop a real-time dynamic vocal tract imaging method using an accelerated spiral GRE sequence and low rank plus sparse reconstruction. METHODS Spiral k-space sampling has high data acquisition efficiency and thus is suited for real-time dynamic imaging; further acceleration can be achieved by undersampling k-space and using a model-based reconstruction. Low rank plus sparse reconstruction is a promising method with fast computation and increased robustness to global signal changes and bulk motion, as the images are decomposed into low rank and sparse terms representing different dynamic components. However, the combination with spiral scanning has not been well studied. In this study an accelerated spiral GRE sequence was developed with an optimized low rank plus sparse reconstruction and compared with L1-SPIRiT and XD-GRASP methods. The off-resonance was also corrected using a Chebyshev approximation method to reduce blurring on a frame-by-frame basis. RESULTS The low rank plus sparse reconstruction method is sensitive to the weights of the low rank and sparse terms. The optimized reconstruction showed advantages over other methods with reduced aliasing and improved SNR. With the proposed method, spatial resolution of 1.3*1.3 mm2 with 150 mm field-of-view (FOV) and temporal resolution of 30 frames-per-second (fps) was achieved with good image quality. Blurring was reduced using the Chebyshev approximation method. CONCLUSION This work studies low rank plus sparse reconstruction using the spiral trajectory and demonstrates a new method for dynamic vocal tract imaging which can benefit studies of speech disorders.
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- Xue Feng
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA; Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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Liu Y, Hamilton J, Eck B, Griswold M, Seiberlich N. Myocardial T 1 and T 2 quantification and water-fat separation using cardiac MR fingerprinting with rosette trajectories at 3T and 1.5T. Magn Reson Med 2020; 85:103-119. [PMID: 32720408 PMCID: PMC10212526 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.28404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE This work aims to develop an approach for simultaneous water-fat separation and myocardial T1 and T2 quantification based on the cardiac MR fingerprinting (cMRF) framework with rosette trajectories at 3T and 1.5T. METHODS Two 15-heartbeat cMRF sequences with different rosette trajectories designed for water-fat separation at 3T and 1.5T were implemented. Water T1 and T2 maps, water image, and fat image were generated with B0 inhomogeneity correction using a B0 map derived from the cMRF data themselves. The proposed water-fat separation rosette cMRF approach was validated in the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine/National Institute of Standards and Technology MRI system phantom and water/oil phantoms. It was also applied for myocardial tissue mapping of healthy subjects at both 3T and 1.5T. RESULTS Water T1 and T2 values measured using rosette cMRF in the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine/National Institute of Standards and Technology phantom agreed well with the reference values. In the water/oil phantom, oil was well suppressed in the water images and vice versa. Rosette cMRF yielded comparable T1 but 2~3 ms higher T2 values in the myocardium of healthy subjects than the original spiral cMRF method. Epicardial fat deposition was also clearly shown in the fat images. CONCLUSION Rosette cMRF provides fat images along with myocardial T1 and T2 maps with significant fat suppression. This technique may improve visualization of the anatomical structure of the heart by separating water and fat and could provide value in diagnosing cardiac diseases associated with fibrofatty infiltration or epicardial fat accumulation. It also paves the way toward comprehensive myocardial tissue characterization in a single scan.
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- Yuchi Liu
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Montalt-Tordera J, Kowalik G, Gotschy A, Steeden J, Muthurangu V. Rapid 3D whole-heart cine imaging using golden ratio stack of spirals. Magn Reson Imaging 2020; 72:1-7. [PMID: 32562742 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2020.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Revised: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Three-dimensional cine imaging provides a wealth of information about cardiac anatomy and function, but its use in the clinical environment is limited because data acquisition is very time consuming. In this work, a free-breathing 3D whole-heart cine imaging framework was developed using a time-efficient stack of spirals trajectory and accelerated reconstruction. Two suitable view ordering methods are considered with different spacing between k-space readouts in the partition dimension: uniform and tiny golden ratio based. A simulation study suggested the latter did not present any benefits in terms of similarity to the true image. The proposed method was subsequently tested on 10 prospective subjects and compared with conventional multi-slice breath-hold imaging. Image quality was evaluated using objective and subjective scores and ventricular measurements were compared to assess clinical accuracy. Image quality was lower in the proposed technique than in breath-hold images but good agreement was found in clinically relevant ventricular measurements. In addition, the proposed method was fast to acquire, required minimal planning and provided full anatomical coverage with isotropic resolution.
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- Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK; Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Zhou J, Stockmann JP, Arango N, Witzel T, Scheffler K, Wald LL, Lin FH. An orthogonal shim coil for 3T brain imaging. Magn Reson Med 2020; 83:1499-1511. [PMID: 31631391 PMCID: PMC7360482 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.28010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2019] [Revised: 09/03/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
PURPOSE We designed and implemented an orthogonal shim array consisting of shim coils with their planes perpendicular to the planes of neighboring RF coils. This shim coil improves the magnetic field homogeneity by minimizing the interference to RF coils. METHODS Using realistic off-resonance maps of the human brain, we first evaluated the performance of shim coils in different orientations. Based on simulations, we developed a 7-channel orthogonal shim array, whose coil plan was perpendicular to neighboring RF coils, at the forehead. A programmable open-source current driver supplied shim currents. RESULTS The 7-channel orthogonal shim array caused only marginal SNR loss to the integrated 32-channel RF-shim array. The 7-channel orthogonal shim array itself improved the magnetic field homogeneity by 30% in slice-optimized shimming, comparable to the baseline shimming offered by the scanner's 2nd order spherical harmonic shimming. CONCLUSION Orthogonal shim coils can improve the field homogeneity while maintaining high image SNR.
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- Jiazheng Zhou
- High-Field Magnetic Resonance, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen. Germany
- Graduate Training Center of Neuroscience, IMPRS, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- A. A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- A. A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA
- Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- A. A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- High-Field Magnetic Resonance, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen. Germany
- Biomedical Magnetic Resonance, University Hospital Tübingen (UKT), Tübingen, Germany
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- A. A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Physical Sciences Platform, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
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Lee H, Chung JJ, Lee J, Kim SG, Han JH, Park J. Model-Based Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer MRI for Robust z-Spectrum Analysis. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MEDICAL IMAGING 2020; 39:283-293. [PMID: 30762539 DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2019.2898672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This paper introduces a novel, model-based chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), in which asymmetric spectra of interest are directly estimated from complete or incomplete measurements by incorporating subspace-based spectral signal decomposition into the measurement model of CEST MRI for a robust z-spectrum analysis. Spectral signals are decomposed into symmetric and asymmetric components. The symmetric component, which varies smoothly, is delineated by the linear superposition of a finite set of vectors in a basis trained from the simulated (Lorentzian) signal vectors augmented with data-driven signal vectors, while the asymmetric component is to be inherently lower than or equal to zero due to saturation transfer phenomena. Spectral decomposition is performed directly on the measured spectral data by solving a constrained optimization problem that employs the linearized spectral decomposition model for the symmetric component and the weighted Frobenius norm regularization for the asymmetric component while utilizing additional spatial sparsity and low-rank priors. The simulations and in vivo experiments were performed to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed method as a reliable molecular MRI.
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Lin CY, Fessler JA. Efficient Regularized Field Map Estimation in 3D MRI. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTATIONAL IMAGING 2020; 6:1451-1458. [PMID: 33693053 PMCID: PMC7943027 DOI: 10.1109/tci.2020.3031082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Magnetic field inhomogeneity estimation is important in some types of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), including field-corrected reconstruction for fast MRI with long readout times, and chemical shift based water-fat imaging. Regularized field map estimation methods that account for phase wrapping and noise involve nonconvex cost functions that require iterative algorithms. Most existing minimization techniques were computationally or memory intensive for 3D datasets, and are designed for single-coil MRI. This paper considers 3D MRI with optional consideration of coil sensitivity, and addresses the multi-echo field map estimation and water-fat imaging problem. Our efficient algorithm uses a preconditioned nonlinear conjugate gradient method based on an incomplete Cholesky factorization of the Hessian of the cost function, along with a monotonic line search. Numerical experiments show the computational advantage of the proposed algorithm over state-of-the-art methods with similar memory requirements.
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- Claire Yilin Lin
- Department of Mathematics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109 USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
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Sun C, Yang Y, Cai X, Salerno M, Meyer CH, Weller D, Epstein FH. Non-Cartesian slice-GRAPPA and slice-SPIRiT reconstruction methods for multiband spiral cardiac MRI. Magn Reson Med 2019; 83:1235-1249. [PMID: 31565819 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.28002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Revised: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Spiral MRI has advantages for cardiac imaging, and multiband (MB) spiral MRI of the heart shows promise. However, current reconstruction methods for MB spiral imaging have limitations. We sought to develop improved reconstruction methods for MB spiral cardiac MRI. METHODS Two reconstruction methods were developed. The first is non-Cartesian slice-GRAPPA (NCSG), which uses phase demodulation and gridding operations before application of a Cartesian slice-separating kernel. The second method, slice-SPIRiT, formulates the reconstruction as a minimization problem that enforces in-plane coil consistency and consistency with the acquired MB data, and uses through-plane coil sensitivity information in the iterative solution. These methods were compared with conjugate-gradient SENSE in phantoms and volunteers. Temporal alternation of CAIPIRINHA (controlled aliasing in parallel imaging results in higher acceleration) phase and the use of a temporal filter were also investigated. RESULTS Phantom experiments with 3 simultaneous slices (MB = 3) showed that mean artifact power was highest for conjugate-gradient SENSE, lower for NCSG, and lowest for slice-SPIRiT. For volunteer cine imaging (MB = 3, N = 5), the artifact power was 0.182 ± 0.037, 0.148 ± 0.036, and 0.139 ± 0.034 for conjugate-gradient SENSE, NCSG, and slice-SPIRiT, respectively (P < .05, analysis of variance). Temporal alternation of CAIPIRINHA reduced artifacts for both NCSG and slice-SPIRiT. CONCLUSION The NCSG and slice-SPIRiT methods provide more accurate reconstructions for MB spiral cine imaging compared with conjugate-gradient SENSE. These methods hold promise for non-Cartesian MB imaging.
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- Changyu Sun
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia.,Translational and Molecular Imaging Institute and Department of Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.,Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.,Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia.,Department of Radiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.,Department of Radiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.,Department of Radiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia.,Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.,Department of Radiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia
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Zeng DY, Shaikh J, Holmes S, Brunsing RL, Pauly JM, Nishimura DG, Vasanawala SS, Cheng JY. Deep residual network for off-resonance artifact correction with application to pediatric body MRA with 3D cones. Magn Reson Med 2019; 82:1398-1411. [PMID: 31115936 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.27825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Revised: 04/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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PURPOSE To enable rapid imaging with a scan time-efficient 3D cones trajectory with a deep-learning off-resonance artifact correction technique. METHODS A residual convolutional neural network to correct off-resonance artifacts (Off-ResNet) was trained with a prospective study of pediatric MRA exams. Each exam acquired a short readout scan (1.18 ms ± 0.38) and a long readout scan (3.35 ms ± 0.74) at 3 T. Short readout scans, with longer scan times but negligible off-resonance blurring, were used as reference images and augmented with additional off-resonance for supervised training examples. Long readout scans, with greater off-resonance artifacts but shorter scan time, were corrected by autofocus and Off-ResNet and compared with short readout scans by normalized RMS error, structural similarity index, and peak SNR. Scans were also compared by scoring on 8 anatomical features by two radiologists, using analysis of variance with post hoc Tukey's test and two one-sided t-tests. Reader agreement was determined with intraclass correlation. RESULTS The total scan time for long readout scans was on average 59.3% shorter than short readout scans. Images from Off-ResNet had superior normalized RMS error, structural similarity index, and peak SNR compared with uncorrected images across ±1 kHz off-resonance (P < .01). The proposed method had superior normalized RMS error over -677 Hz to +1 kHz and superior structural similarity index and peak SNR over ±1 kHz compared with autofocus (P < .01). Radiologic scoring demonstrated that long readout scans corrected with Off-ResNet were noninferior to short readout scans (P < .05). CONCLUSION The proposed method can correct off-resonance artifacts from rapid long-readout 3D cones scans to a noninferior image quality compared with diagnostically standard short readout scans.
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- David Y Zeng
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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Balachandrasekaran A, Mani M, Jacob M. Calibration-Free B0 Correction of EPI Data Using Structured Low Rank Matrix Recovery. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MEDICAL IMAGING 2019; 38:979-990. [PMID: 30334785 PMCID: PMC7840148 DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2018.2876423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We introduce a structured low rank algorithm for the calibration-free compensation of field inhomogeneity artifacts in echo planar imaging (EPI) MRI data. We acquire the data using two EPI readouts that differ in echo-time. Using time segmentation, we reformulate the field inhomogeneity compensation problem as the recovery of an image time series from highly undersampled Fourier measurements. The temporal profile at each pixel is modeled as a single exponential, which is exploited to fill in the missing entries. We show that the exponential behavior at each pixel, along with the spatial smoothness of the exponential parameters, can be exploited to derive a 3-D annihilation relation in the Fourier domain. This relation translates to a low rank property on a structured multi-fold Toeplitz matrix, whose entries correspond to the measured k-space samples. We introduce a fast two-step algorithm for the completion of the Toeplitz matrix from the available samples. In the first step, we estimate the null space vectors of the Toeplitz matrix using only its fully sampled rows. The null space is then used to estimate the signal subspace, which facilitates the efficient recovery of the time series of images. We finally demonstrate the proposed approach on spherical MR phantom data and human data and show that the artifacts are significantly reduced.
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- Arvind Balachandrasekaran
- Arvind Balachandrasekaran, Mathews Jacob are with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Merry Mani is with the Department of Radiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52245, USA
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- Arvind Balachandrasekaran, Mathews Jacob are with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Merry Mani is with the Department of Radiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52245, USA
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- Arvind Balachandrasekaran, Mathews Jacob are with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Merry Mani is with the Department of Radiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52245, USA
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Allen SP, Feng X, Fielden SW, Meyer CH. Correcting image blur in spiral, retraced in/out (RIO) acquisitions using a maximized energy objective. Magn Reson Med 2018; 81:1806-1817. [PMID: 30421451 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.27541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Revised: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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PURPOSE Images acquired with spiral k-space trajectories can suffer from off-resonance image blur. Previous work showed that averaging 2 images acquired with a retraced, in/out (RIO) trajectory self-corrects image blur so long as off-resonant spins accrue less than 1 half-cycle of relative phase over the readout. Practical scenarios frequently exceed this threshold. Here, we derive and characterize a more-robust off-resonance image blur correction method for RIO acquisitions. METHODS Phantom and human volunteer data were acquired using a RIO trajectory with readout durations ranging from 4 to 60 ms. The resulting images were deblurred using 3 candidate methods: conventional linear correction of the component images; semiautomatic deblurring of the component images using an established minimized phase objective function; and semiautomatic deblurring of the average of the component images using a maximized energy objective function, derived below. Deblurring errors were estimated relative to images acquired with 4 ms readouts. RESULTS All 3 methods converged to similar solutions in cases where less than 2 and 4 cycles of phase accrued over the readout in in vivo and phantom images, respectively (<13 ms readout at 3T). Above this threshold, the linear and minimized phase methods introduced several errors. The maximized energy function provided accurate deblurring so long as less than 6 and 10 cycles of phase accrued over the readout in in vivo and phantom images, respectively (<34 ms readout at 3T). CONCLUSION The maximized energy objective function can accurately deblur RIO acquisitions over a wide spectrum of off resonance frequencies.
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- Steven P Allen
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Department of Imaging Science and Innovation, Geisinger, Danville, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.,Department of Radiology & Medical Imaging, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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Fielden SW, Zhao L, Miller GW, Feng X, Geeslin M, Dallapiaza RF, Elias WJ, Wintermark M, Pauly KB, Meyer CH. A spiral-based volumetric acquisition for MR temperature imaging. Magn Reson Med 2018; 79:3122-3127. [PMID: 29115692 PMCID: PMC6377207 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.26981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2017] [Revised: 09/28/2017] [Accepted: 09/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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PURPOSE To develop a rapid pulse sequence for volumetric MR thermometry. METHODS Simulations were carried out to assess temperature deviation, focal spot distortion/blurring, and focal spot shift across a range of readout durations and maximum temperatures for Cartesian, spiral-out, and retraced spiral-in/out (RIO) trajectories. The RIO trajectory was applied for stack-of-spirals 3D imaging on a real-time imaging platform and preliminary evaluation was carried out compared to a standard 2D sequence in vivo using a swine brain model, comparing maximum and mean temperatures measured between the two methods, as well as the temporal standard deviation measured by the two methods. RESULTS In simulations, low-bandwidth Cartesian trajectories showed substantial shift of the focal spot, whereas both spiral trajectories showed no shift while maintaining focal spot geometry. In vivo, the 3D sequence achieved real-time 4D monitoring of thermometry, with an update time of 2.9-3.3 s. CONCLUSION Spiral imaging, and RIO imaging in particular, is an effective way to speed up volumetric MR thermometry. Magn Reson Med 79:3122-3127, 2018. © 2017 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
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- Samuel W. Fielden
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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- Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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- Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
- Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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Feng X, Blemker SS, Inouye J, Pelland CM, Zhao L, Meyer CH. Assessment of velopharyngeal function with dual-planar high-resolution real-time spiral dynamic MRI. Magn Reson Med 2018; 80:1467-1474. [PMID: 29508458 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.27139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2017] [Revised: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 01/25/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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PURPOSE To develop a real-time dynamic MRI method for comprehensive evaluation of velum movement during speech. METHODS Dynamic MRI has been used to study velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) by imaging the movement of the velum during speech, because it can provide good anatomic details with no exposed radiation. To be able to comprehensively evaluate dynamic velum movement, a real-time spiral non-balanced SSFP sequence was developed with simultaneous dual-planar coverage and improved spatial and temporal resolution using a combination of parallel imaging and spatial and temporal compressed sensing to achieve 6 × acceleration. New off-resonance correction and post-processing methods were also developed to reduce blurring and slice crosstalk. RESULTS The method demonstrated good image quality for visualizing dynamic velum movement with reduced blurring and improved image homogeneity. Spatial resolution of 1.2*1.2 mm2 with 150 mm FOV and temporal resolution of 20 frames-per-second with simultaneous dual-planar coverage was achieved. CONCLUSIONS This work describes a new technique for studying speech disorders using dual-planar accelerated spiral dynamic MRI.
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- Xue Feng
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.,Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.,Department of Radiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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Fatnassi C, Boucenna R, Zaidi H. Mixed model phase evolution for correction of magnetic field inhomogeneity effects in 3D quantitative gradient echo-based MRI. Med Phys 2017; 44:3739-3751. [PMID: 28477400 DOI: 10.1002/mp.12318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2016] [Revised: 04/25/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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PURPOSE In 3D gradient echo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), strong field gradients B0macro are visually observed at air/tissue interfaces. At low spatial resolution in particular, the respective field gradients lead to an apparent increase in intravoxel dephasing, and subsequently, to signal loss or inaccurate R2* estimates. If the strong field gradients are measured, their influence can be removed by postprocessing. METHODS Conventional corrections usually assume a linear phase evolution with time. For high macroscopic gradient inhomogeneities near the edge of the brain and at the paranasal sinuses, however, this assumption is often broken. Herein, we explored a novel model that considers both linear and stochastic dependences of the phase evolution with echo time in the presence of weak and strong macroscopic field inhomogeneities. We tested the performance of the model at large field gradients using simulation, phantom, and human in vivo studies. RESULTS The performance of the proposed approach was markedly better than the standard correction method, providing a correction equivalent to that of the conventional approach in regions with high signal to noise ratio (SNR > 10), but appearing more robust in regions with low SNR (SNR < 4). CONCLUSION The proposed technique shows promise to improve R2* measurements in regions of large susceptibilities. The clinical and research applications still require further investigation.
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- Chemseddine Fatnassi
- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Geneva University Hospital, CH-1211, Geneva, Switzerland.,Radio-Oncology Institute, Clinique Bois-Cerf Hirslanden, CH-1006, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Radio-Oncology Institute, Clinique Bois-Cerf Hirslanden, CH-1006, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Geneva University Hospital, CH-1211, Geneva, Switzerland.,Geneva Neuroscience Centre, Geneva University, CH-1205, Geneva, Switzerland.,Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, 9700RB, Groningen, Netherlands.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, DK-500, Odense, Denmark
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Ito K, Kadoya N, Nakajima Y, Saito M, Sato K, Nagasaka T, Yamanaka K, Dobashi S, Takeda K, Matsushita H, Jingu K. Feasibility of a Direct-Conversion Method from Magnetic Susceptibility to Relative Electron Density for Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.4236/ijmpcero.2017.63023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Stockmann JP. Integrated RF-shim coil allowing two degrees of freedom shim current. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2016; 2016:6246-6249. [PMID: 28269679 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2016.7592156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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High-quality magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopic measurements require a highly homogeneous magnetic field. Different from global shimming, localized off-resonance can be corrected by using multi-coil shimming. Previously, integrated RF and shimming coils have been used to implement multi-coil shimming. Such coils share the same conductor for RF signal reception and shim field generation. Here we propose a new design of the integrated RF-shim coil at 3-tesla, where two independent shim current paths are allowed in each coil. This coil permits a higher degree of freedom in shim current distribution design. We use both phantom experiments and simulations to demonstrate the feasibility of this new design.
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Bing C, Staruch RM, Tillander M, Köhler MO, Mougenot C, Ylihautala M, Laetsch TW, Chopra R. Drift correction for accurate PRF-shift MR thermometry during mild hyperthermia treatments with MR-HIFU. Int J Hyperthermia 2016; 32:673-87. [PMID: 27210733 DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2016.1179799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED There is growing interest in performing hyperthermia treatments with clinical magnetic resonance imaging-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU) therapy systems designed for tissue ablation. During hyperthermia treatment, however, due to the narrow therapeutic window (41-45 °C), careful evaluation of the accuracy of proton resonant frequency (PRF) shift MR thermometry for these types of exposures is required. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of MR thermometry using a clinical MR-HIFU system equipped with a hyperthermia treatment algorithm. METHODS Mild heating was performed in a tissue-mimicking phantom with implanted temperature sensors using the clinical MR-HIFU system. The influence of image-acquisition settings and post-acquisition correction algorithms on the accuracy of temperature measurements was investigated. The ability to achieve uniform heating for up to 40 min was evaluated in rabbit experiments. RESULTS Automatic centre-frequency adjustments prior to image-acquisition corrected the image-shifts in the order of 0.1 mm/min. Zero- and first-order phase variations were observed over time, supporting the use of a combined drift correction algorithm. The temperature accuracy achieved using both centre-frequency adjustment and the combined drift correction algorithm was 0.57° ± 0.58 °C in the heated region and 0.54° ± 0.42 °C in the unheated region. CONCLUSION Accurate temperature monitoring of hyperthermia exposures using PRF shift MR thermometry is possible through careful implementation of image-acquisition settings and drift correction algorithms. For the evaluated clinical MR-HIFU system, centre-frequency adjustment eliminated image shifts, and a combined drift correction algorithm achieved temperature measurements with an acceptable accuracy for monitoring and controlling hyperthermia exposures.
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- Chenchen Bing
- a Department of Radiology , University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas , Texas , USA
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- a Department of Radiology , University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas , Texas , USA ;,c Clinical Sites Research Program, Philips Research , Cambridge , Massachusetts , USA
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- f Department of Pediatrics , University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas , Texas , USA ;,g Pauline Allen Gill Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Health System of Texas , Dallas , Texas , USA
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- a Department of Radiology , University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas , Texas , USA ;,b Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas , Texas , USA
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Bao Q, Chen F, Chen L, Song K, Liu Z, Liu C. A new gradient shimming method based on undistorted field map of B0 inhomogeneity. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2016; 265:25-32. [PMID: 26851711 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2015.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Revised: 11/20/2015] [Accepted: 12/15/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Most existing gradient shimming methods for NMR spectrometers estimate field maps that resolve B0 inhomogeneity spatially from dual gradient-echo (GRE) images acquired at different echo times. However, the distortions induced by B0 inhomogeneity that always exists in the GRE images can result in estimated field maps that are distorted in both geometry and intensity, leading to inaccurate shimming. This work proposes a new gradient shimming method based on undistorted field map of B0 inhomogeneity obtained by a more accurate field map estimation technique. Compared to the traditional field map estimation method, this new method exploits both the positive and negative polarities of the frequency encoded gradients to eliminate the distortions caused by B0 inhomogeneity in the field map. Next, the corresponding automatic post-data procedure is introduced to obtain undistorted B0 field map based on knowledge of the invariant characteristics of the B0 inhomogeneity and the variant polarity of the encoded gradient. The experimental results on both simulated and real gradient shimming tests demonstrate the high performance of this new method.
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- Qingjia Bao
- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China; Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China; Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China.
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Dinov ID. Methodological challenges and analytic opportunities for modeling and interpreting Big Healthcare Data. Gigascience 2016; 5:12. [PMID: 26918190 PMCID: PMC4766610 DOI: 10.1186/s13742-016-0117-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Managing, processing and understanding big healthcare data is challenging, costly and demanding. Without a robust fundamental theory for representation, analysis and inference, a roadmap for uniform handling and analyzing of such complex data remains elusive. In this article, we outline various big data challenges, opportunities, modeling methods and software techniques for blending complex healthcare data, advanced analytic tools, and distributed scientific computing. Using imaging, genetic and healthcare data we provide examples of processing heterogeneous datasets using distributed cloud services, automated and semi-automated classification techniques, and open-science protocols. Despite substantial advances, new innovative technologies need to be developed that enhance, scale and optimize the management and processing of large, complex and heterogeneous data. Stakeholder investments in data acquisition, research and development, computational infrastructure and education will be critical to realize the huge potential of big data, to reap the expected information benefits and to build lasting knowledge assets. Multi-faceted proprietary, open-source, and community developments will be essential to enable broad, reliable, sustainable and efficient data-driven discovery and analytics. Big data will affect every sector of the economy and their hallmark will be 'team science'.
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- Ivo D. Dinov
- Statistics Online Computational Resource (SOCR), Health Behavior and Biological Sciences, Michigan Institute for Data Science, University of Michigan, 426 N. Ingalls, Ann Arbor, MI 49109 USA
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Marx M, Butts Pauly K. Improved MRI thermometry with multiple-echo spirals. Magn Reson Med 2015; 76:747-56. [PMID: 26332512 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.25914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2015] [Revised: 07/28/2015] [Accepted: 08/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Low-bandwidth PRF shift thermometry is used to guide HIFU ablation treatments. Low sampling bandwidth is needed for high signal-to-noise ratio with short acquisition times, but can lead to off-resonance artifacts. In this work, improved multiple-echo thermometry is presented that allows for high bandwidth and reduced artifacts. It is also demonstrated with spiral sampling, to improve the trade-off between resolution, speed, and measurement precision. METHODS Four multiple-echo thermometry sequences were tested in vivo, one using two-dimensional Fourier transform (2DFT) sampling and three using spirals. The spiral sequences were individually optimized for resolution, for speed, and for precision. Multifrequency reconstruction was used to correct for off-resonance spiral artifacts. Additionally, two different multiecho temperature reconstructions were compared. RESULTS Weighted combination of per-echo phase differences gave significantly better precision than least squares off-resonance estimation. Multiple-echo 2DFT sequence obtained precision similar to single-echo 2DFT, while greatly increasing sampling bandwidth. The multiecho spiral acquisitions achieved 2× better resolution, 2.9× better uncertainty, or 3.4× faster acquisition time, without negatively impacting the other two design parameters as compared to single-echo 2DFT. CONCLUSION Multiecho spiral thermometry greatly improves the capabilities of temperature monitoring, and could improve transcranial treatment monitoring capabilities. Magn Reson Med 76:747-756, 2016. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Michael Marx
- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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McGee KP, Hu Y, Tryggestad E, Brinkmann D, Witte B, Welker K, Panda A, Haddock M, Bernstein MA. MRI in radiation oncology: Underserved needs. Magn Reson Med 2015; 75:11-4. [PMID: 26173404 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.25826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2015] [Accepted: 06/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Kiaran P McGee
- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Campbell-Washburn AE, Xue H, Lederman RJ, Faranesh AZ, Hansen MS. Real-time distortion correction of spiral and echo planar images using the gradient system impulse response function. Magn Reson Med 2015; 75:2278-85. [PMID: 26114951 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.25788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2015] [Revised: 04/08/2015] [Accepted: 04/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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PURPOSE MRI-guided interventions demand high frame rate imaging, making fast imaging techniques such as spiral imaging and echo planar imaging (EPI) appealing. In this study, we implemented a real-time distortion correction framework to enable the use of these fast acquisitions for interventional MRI. METHODS Distortions caused by gradient waveform inaccuracies were corrected using the gradient impulse response function (GIRF), which was measured by standard equipment and saved as a calibration file on the host computer. This file was used at runtime to calculate the predicted k-space trajectories for image reconstruction. Additionally, the off-resonance reconstruction frequency was modified in real time to interactively deblur spiral images. RESULTS Real-time distortion correction for arbitrary image orientations was achieved in phantoms and healthy human volunteers. The GIRF-predicted k-space trajectories matched measured k-space trajectories closely for spiral imaging. Spiral and EPI image distortion was visibly improved using the GIRF-predicted trajectories. The GIRF calibration file showed no systematic drift in 4 months and was demonstrated to correct distortions after 30 min of continuous scanning despite gradient heating. Interactive off-resonance reconstruction was used to sharpen anatomical boundaries during continuous imaging. CONCLUSIONS This real-time distortion correction framework will enable the use of these high frame rate imaging methods for MRI-guided interventions. Magn Reson Med 75:2278-2285, 2016. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Adrienne E Campbell-Washburn
- Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Branch, Division of Intramural Research National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Branch, Division of Intramural Research National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Branch, Division of Intramural Research National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Branch, Division of Intramural Research National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Branch, Division of Intramural Research National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Feng X, Salerno M, Kramer CM, Meyer CH. Non-Cartesian balanced steady-state free precession pulse sequences for real-time cardiac MRI. Magn Reson Med 2015; 75:1546-55. [PMID: 25960254 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.25738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2014] [Revised: 02/19/2015] [Accepted: 03/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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PURPOSE To develop a new spiral-in/out balanced steady-state free precession (bSSFP) pulse sequence for real-time cardiac MRI and compare it with radial and spiral-out techniques. METHODS Non-Cartesian sampling strategies are efficient and robust to motion and thus have important advantages for real-time bSSFP cine imaging. This study describes a new symmetric spiral-in/out sequence with intrinsic gradient moment compensation and SSFP refocusing at TE = TR/2. In vivo real-time cardiac imaging studies were performed to compare radial, spiral-out, and spiral-in/out bSSFP pulse sequences. Furthermore, phase-based fat/water separation taking advantage of the refocusing mechanism of the spiral-in/out bSSFP sequence was also studied. RESULTS The image quality of the spiral-out and spiral-in/out bSSFP sequences was improved with off-resonance and k-space trajectory correction. The spiral-in/out bSSFP sequence had the highest signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), contrast-to-noise ratio, and image quality ratings, with spiral-out bSSFP sequence second in each category and the radial bSSFP sequence third. The spiral-in/out bSSFP sequence provides separated fat and water images with no additional scan time. CONCLUSIONS In this study, a new spiral-in/out bSSFP sequence was developed and tested. The superiority of spiral bSSFP sequences over the radial bSSFP sequence in terms of SNR and reduced artifacts was demonstrated in real-time MRI of cardiac function without image acceleration.
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- Xue Feng
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.,Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.,Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.,Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.,Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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Iacono MI, Neufeld E, Akinnagbe E, Bower K, Wolf J, Vogiatzis Oikonomidis I, Sharma D, Lloyd B, Wilm BJ, Wyss M, Pruessmann KP, Jakab A, Makris N, Cohen ED, Kuster N, Kainz W, Angelone LM. MIDA: A Multimodal Imaging-Based Detailed Anatomical Model of the Human Head and Neck. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0124126. [PMID: 25901747 PMCID: PMC4406723 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2014] [Accepted: 03/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Computational modeling and simulations are increasingly being used to complement experimental testing for analysis of safety and efficacy of medical devices. Multiple voxel- and surface-based whole- and partial-body models have been proposed in the literature, typically with spatial resolution in the range of 1-2 mm and with 10-50 different tissue types resolved. We have developed a multimodal imaging-based detailed anatomical model of the human head and neck, named "MIDA". The model was obtained by integrating three different magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) modalities, the parameters of which were tailored to enhance the signals of specific tissues: i) structural T1- and T2-weighted MRIs; a specific heavily T2-weighted MRI slab with high nerve contrast optimized to enhance the structures of the ear and eye; ii) magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) data to image the vasculature, and iii) diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to obtain information on anisotropy and fiber orientation. The unique multimodal high-resolution approach allowed resolving 153 structures, including several distinct muscles, bones and skull layers, arteries and veins, nerves, as well as salivary glands. The model offers also a detailed characterization of eyes, ears, and deep brain structures. A special automatic atlas-based segmentation procedure was adopted to include a detailed map of the nuclei of the thalamus and midbrain into the head model. The suitability of the model to simulations involving different numerical methods, discretization approaches, as well as DTI-based tensorial electrical conductivity, was examined in a case-study, in which the electric field was generated by transcranial alternating current stimulation. The voxel- and the surface-based versions of the models are freely available to the scientific community.
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- Maria Ida Iacono
- Division of Biomedical Physics, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20993, United States of America
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- IT'IS Foundation for Research on Information Technologies in Society, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Biomedical Physics, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20993, United States of America
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- Division of Biomedical Physics, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20993, United States of America
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- IT'IS Foundation for Research on Information Technologies in Society, Zurich, Switzerland
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- IT'IS Foundation for Research on Information Technologies in Society, Zurich, Switzerland
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- IT'IS Foundation for Research on Information Technologies in Society, Zurich, Switzerland
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- IT'IS Foundation for Research on Information Technologies in Society, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Computational Imaging Research Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
- Computer Vision Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center For Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts, 02129, United States of America
- Center for Morphometric Analysis, Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts, 02129, United States of America
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- Division of Biomedical Physics, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20993, United States of America
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- IT'IS Foundation for Research on Information Technologies in Society, Zurich, Switzerland
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Biomedical Physics, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20993, United States of America
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- Division of Biomedical Physics, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20993, United States of America
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Petersson S, Sigfridsson A, Dyverfeldt P, Carlhäll CJ, Ebbers T. Retrospectively gated intracardiac 4D flow MRI using spiral trajectories. Magn Reson Med 2015; 75:196-206. [PMID: 25684309 PMCID: PMC6618063 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.25612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2014] [Revised: 11/18/2014] [Accepted: 12/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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PURPOSE To develop and evaluate retrospectively gated spiral readout four-dimensional (4D) flow MRI for intracardiac flow analysis. METHODS Retrospectively gated spiral 4D flow MRI was implemented on a 1.5-tesla scanner. The spiral sequence was compared against conventional Cartesian 4D flow (SENSE [sensitivity encoding] 2) in seven healthy volunteers and three patients (only spiral). In addition to comparing flow values, linear regression was used to assess internal consistency of aortic versus pulmonary net volume flows and left ventricular inflow versus outflow using quantitative pathlines analysis. RESULTS Total scan time with spiral 4D flow was 44% ± 6% of the Cartesian counterpart (13 ± 3 vs. 31 ± 7 min). Aortic versus pulmonary flow correlated strongly for the spiral sequence (P < 0.05, slope = 1.03, R(2) = 0.88, N = 10), whereas the linear relationship for the Cartesian sequence was not significant (P = 0.06, N = 7). Pathlines analysis indicated good data quality for the spiral (P < 0.05, slope = 1.02, R(2) = 0.90, N = 10) and Cartesian sequence (P < 0.05, slope = 1.10, R(2) = 0.93, N = 7). Spiral and Cartesian peak flow rate (P < 0.05, slope = 0.96, R(2) = 0.72, N = 14), peak velocity (P < 0.05, slope = 1.00, R(2) = 0.81, N = 14), and pathlines flow components (P < 0.05, slope = 1.04, R(2) = 0.87, N = 28) correlated well. CONCLUSION Retrospectively gated spiral 4D flow MRI permits more than two-fold reduction in scan time compared to conventional Cartesian 4D flow MRI, while maintaining similar data quality.
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- Sven Petersson
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.,Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.,Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.,Division of Media and Information Technology, Department of Science and Technology/Swedish e-Science Research Centre, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.,Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Physiology and Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.,Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.,Division of Media and Information Technology, Department of Science and Technology/Swedish e-Science Research Centre, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Tamada D, Kose K. Two-dimensional compressed sensing using the cross-sampling approach for low-field MRI systems. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MEDICAL IMAGING 2014; 33:1905-1912. [PMID: 24879645 DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2014.2326864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A compressed sensing method using a cross sampling and self-calibrated off-resonance correction is proposed. Estimation of the magnetic field inhomogeneity based on image registration enables the off-resonance correction with no additional radio-frequency pulses or acquisitions. In addition to this advantage, a fast and straightforward calculation was achieved by using the first-order components of the magnetic field inhomogeneity. Imaging experiments using a phantom and a chemically fixed mouse demonstrated practical benefits in improving blurring and artifacts in magnetic resonance images in low field magnetic resonance imaging systems.
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Bonnier G, Roche A, Romascano D, Simioni S, Meskaldji D, Rotzinger D, Lin YC, Menegaz G, Schluep M, Du Pasquier R, Sumpf TJ, Frahm J, Thiran JP, Krueger G, Granziera C. Advanced MRI unravels the nature of tissue alterations in early multiple sclerosis. Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2014; 1:423-32. [PMID: 25356412 PMCID: PMC4184670 DOI: 10.1002/acn3.68] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2014] [Revised: 03/27/2014] [Accepted: 04/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Introduction In patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides only limited insights into the nature of brain damage with modest clinic-radiological correlation. In this study, we applied recent advances in MRI techniques to study brain microstructural alterations in early relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) patients with minor deficits. Further, we investigated the potential use of advanced MRI to predict functional performances in these patients. Methods Brain relaxometry (T1, T2, T2*) and magnetization transfer MRI were performed at 3T in 36 RRMS patients and 18 healthy controls (HC). Multicontrast analysis was used to assess for microstructural alterations in normal-appearing (NA) tissue and lesions. A generalized linear model was computed to predict clinical performance in patients using multicontrast MRI data, conventional MRI measures as well as demographic and behavioral data as covariates. Results Quantitative T2 and T2* relaxometry were significantly increased in temporal normal-appearing white matter (NAWM) of patients compared to HC, indicating subtle microedema (P = 0.03 and 0.004). Furthermore, significant T1 and magnetization transfer ratio (MTR) variations in lesions (mean T1 z-score: 4.42 and mean MTR z-score: −4.09) suggested substantial tissue loss. Combinations of multicontrast and conventional MRI data significantly predicted cognitive fatigue (P = 0.01, Adj-R2 = 0.4), attention (P = 0.0005, Adj-R2 = 0.6), and disability (P = 0.03, Adj-R2 = 0.4). Conclusion Advanced MRI techniques at 3T, unraveled the nature of brain tissue damage in early MS and substantially improved clinical–radiological correlations in patients with minor deficits, as compared to conventional measures of disease.
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- Guillaume Bonnier
- Advanced Clinical Imaging Technology group, Siemens Healthcare IM BM PI Lausanne, Switzerland ; Neuro-immunology and Laboratoire de recherché en neuroimagérie, Neurology Division, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne Lausanne, Switzerland ; LTS5, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Advanced Clinical Imaging Technology group, Siemens Healthcare IM BM PI Lausanne, Switzerland ; LTS5, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Lausanne, Switzerland ; Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Advanced Clinical Imaging Technology group, Siemens Healthcare IM BM PI Lausanne, Switzerland ; LTS5, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Neuro-immunology and Laboratoire de recherché en neuroimagérie, Neurology Division, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne Lausanne, Switzerland
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- LTS5, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Verona Verona, Italy
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Verona Verona, Italy
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- Neuro-immunology and Laboratoire de recherché en neuroimagérie, Neurology Division, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Neuro-immunology and Laboratoire de recherché en neuroimagérie, Neurology Division, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Biomedizinische NMR Forschungs GmbH, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry Goettingen, Germany
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- Biomedizinische NMR Forschungs GmbH, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry Goettingen, Germany
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- Advanced Clinical Imaging Technology group, Siemens Healthcare IM BM PI Lausanne, Switzerland ; Healthcare Sector IM&WS S, Siemens Schweiz AG Renens, Switzerland
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- Advanced Clinical Imaging Technology group, Siemens Healthcare IM BM PI Lausanne, Switzerland ; Neuro-immunology and Laboratoire de recherché en neuroimagérie, Neurology Division, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne Lausanne, Switzerland ; LTS5, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Lausanne, Switzerland
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Domsch S, Mie MB, Wenz F, Schad LR. Non-invasive multiparametric qBOLD approach for robust mapping of the oxygen extraction fraction. Z Med Phys 2014; 24:231-42. [PMID: 24743060 DOI: 10.1016/j.zemedi.2014.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2011] [Revised: 03/24/2014] [Accepted: 03/25/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The quantitative blood oxygenation level-dependent (qBOLD) method has not become clinically established yet because long acquisition times are necessary to achieve an acceptable certainty of the parameter estimates. In this work, a non-invasive multiparametric (nimp) qBOLD approach based on a simple analytical model is proposed to facilitate robust oxygen extraction fraction (OEF) mapping within clinically acceptable acquisition times by using separate measurements. METHODS The protocol consisted of a gradient-echo sampled spin-echo sequence (GESSE), a T2-weighted Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill (CPMG) sequence, and a T2(*)-weighted multi-slice multi-echo gradient echo (MMGE) sequence. The GESSE acquisition time was less than 5 minutes and the extra measurement time for CPMG/MMGE was below 2 minutes each. The proposed nimp-qBOLD approach was validated in healthy subjects (N = 5) and one patient. RESULTS The proposed nimp-qBOLD approach facilitated more robust OEF mapping with significantly reduced inter- and intra-subject variability compared to the standard qBOLD method. Thereby, an average OEF in all subjects of 27±2% in white matter (WM) and 29±2% in gray matter (GM) using the nimp-qBOLD method was more stable compared to 41±10% (WM) and 46±10% (GM) with standard qBOLD. Moreover, the spatial variance in the image slice (i.e. standard deviation divided by mean) was on average reduced from 35% to 25%. In addition, the preliminary results of the patient are encouraging. CONCLUSION The proposed nimp-qBOLD technique provides a promising tool for robust OEF mapping within clinically acceptable acquisition times and could therefore provide an important contribution for analyzing tumors or monitoring the success of radio and chemo therapies.
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- Sebastian Domsch
- Computer Assisted Clinical Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Germany.
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- Computer Assisted Clinical Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Germany
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- Computer Assisted Clinical Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Germany
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Fielden SW, Meyer CH. A simple acquisition strategy to avoid off-resonance blurring in spiral imaging with redundant spiral-in/out k-space trajectories. Magn Reson Med 2014; 73:704-10. [PMID: 24604539 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.25172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2013] [Revised: 01/14/2014] [Accepted: 01/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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PURPOSE The major hurdle to widespread adoption of spiral trajectories has been their poor off-resonance performance. Here we present a self-correcting spiral k-space trajectory that avoids much of the well-known spiral blurring during data acquisition. THEORY AND METHODS In comparison with a traditional spiral-out trajectory, the spiral-in/out trajectory has improved off-resonance performance. By combining two spiral-in/out acquisitions, one rotated 180° in k-space compared with the other, multishot spiral-in/out artifacts are eliminated. A phantom was scanned with the center frequency manually tuned 20, 40, 80, and 160 Hz off-resonance with both a spiral-out gradient echo sequence and the redundant spiral-in/out sequence. The phantom was also imaged in an oblique orientation in order to demonstrate improved concomitant gradient field performance of the sequence. Additionally, the trajectory was incorporated into a spiral turbo spin echo sequence for brain imaging. RESULTS Phantom studies with manually tuned off-resonance agree well with theoretical calculations, showing that moderate off-resonance is well-corrected by this acquisition scheme. Blur due to concomitant fields is reduced, and good results are obtained in vivo. CONCLUSION The redundant spiral-in/out trajectory results in less image blur for a given readout length than a traditional spiral-out scan, reducing the need for complex off-resonance correction algorithms.
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- Samuel W Fielden
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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Shin T, Lustig M, Nishimura DG, Hu BS. Rapid single-breath-hold 3D late gadolinium enhancement cardiac MRI using a stack-of-spirals acquisition. J Magn Reson Imaging 2013; 40:1496-502. [PMID: 24243575 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.24494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2013] [Accepted: 10/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To develop a rapid single-breath-hold 3D late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) method, and demonstrate its feasibility in cardiac patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS An inversion recovery dual-density 3D stack-of-spirals imaging sequence was developed. The spiral acquisition was 2-fold accelerated by self-consistent parallel imaging reconstruction (SPIRiT), which resulted in a total scan time of 12 heartbeats. Field map-based linear off-resonance correction was incorporated to the SPIRiT reconstruction. The 3D spiral LGE scans were performed in 15 patients who were referred for clinically ordered cardiac MR examinations that included the standard 2D multislice LGE imaging. Image sharpness and overall quality were qualitatively assessed based on 5-point scales. RESULTS Scar-induced hyper-LGE was identified in 4 out of the 15 patients by both 3D spiral and 2D multislice LGE tests. On average over all datasets (n = 15), the image sharpness scores were 3.9 (3D spiral) and 4.0 (2D multislice), and the image quality scores were 4.1 (3D spiral) and 4.0 (2D multislice) with no significant difference in both metrics (paired t-test; P > 0.1). The average scar contrast enhancement ratios were 0.72 and 0.75 in 3D and 2D images, respectively (n = 4). The average difference of fractional scar volumes measured in 3D and 2D images was 4.3% (n = 3). CONCLUSION Stack-of-spiral acquisition combined with non-Cartesian SPIRiT parallel imaging enables rapid 3D LGE MRI in a 12 heartbeat-long breath-hold.J.
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- Taehoon Shin
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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Wagner AD, Desmond JE, Demb JB, Glover GH, Gabrieli JD. Semantic repetition priming for verbal and pictorial knowledge: a functional MRI study of left inferior prefrontal cortex. J Cogn Neurosci 2013; 9:714-26. [PMID: 23964594 DOI: 10.1162/jocn.1997.9.6.714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Functional neuroimaging studies of single-word processing have demonstrated decreased activation in left inferior prefrontal cortex (LIPC) during repeated semantic processing relative to initial semantic processing. This item-specific memory effect occurs under implicit test instructions and represents word-toword semantic repetition priming. The present study examined the stimulus generality of LIPC function by measuring prefrontal cortical activation during repeated relative to initial semantic processing of words (word-to-word semantic repetition priming) and of pictures (picture-to-picture semantic repetition priming). For both words and pictures, LIPC activation decreased with repetition, suggesting that this area subserves semantic analysis of stimuli regardless of perceptual form. Decreased activation was greater in extent for words than for pictures. The LIPC area may act as a semantic executive system that mediates on-line retrieval of long-term conceptual knowledge necessary for guiding task performance.
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Smith PES, Donovan KJ, Szekely O, Baias M, Frydman L. Ultrafast NMR T1 relaxation measurements: probing molecular properties in real time. Chemphyschem 2013; 14:3138-45. [PMID: 23878001 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201300436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The longitudinal relaxation properties of NMR active nuclei carry useful information about the site-specific chemical environments and about the mobility of molecular fragments. Molecular mobility is in turn a key parameter reporting both on stable properties, such as size, as well as on dynamic ones, such as transient interactions and irreversible aggregation. In order to fully investigate the latter, a fast sampling of the relaxation parameters of transiently formed molecular species may be needed. Nevertheless, the acquisition of longitudinal relaxation data is typically slow, being limited by the requirement that the time for which the nucleus relaxes be varied incrementally until a complete build-up curve is generated. Recently, a number of single-shot-inversion-recovery methods have been developed capable of alleviating this need; still, these may be challenged by either spectral resolution restrictions or when coping with very fast relaxing nuclei. Here, we present a new experiment to measure the T1s of multiple nuclear spins that experience fast longitudinal relaxation, while retaining full high-resolution chemical shift information. Good agreement is observed between T1s measured with conventional means and T1s measured using the new technique. The method is applied to the real-time investigation of the reaction between D-xylose and sodium borate, which is in turn elucidated with the aid of ancillary ultrafast and conventional 2D TOCSY measurements.
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- Pieter E S Smith
- Department of Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100 (Israel)
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Vashaee S, Newling B, MacMillan B, Balcom BJ. B(1) mapping with a pure phase encode approach: quantitative density profiling. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2013; 232:68-75. [PMID: 23708332 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2013.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2012] [Revised: 04/16/2013] [Accepted: 04/17/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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In MRI, it is frequently observed that naturally uniform samples do not have uniform image intensities. In many cases this non-uniform image intensity is due to an inhomogeneous B1 field. The 'principle of reciprocity' states that the received signal is proportional to the local magnitude of the applied B1 field per unit current. Inhomogeneity in the B1 field results in signal intensity variations that limit the ability of MRI to yield quantitative information. In this paper a novel method is described for mapping B1 inhomogeneities based on measurement of the B1 field employing centric-scan pure phase encode MRI measurements. The resultant B1 map may be employed to correct related non-uniformities in MR images. The new method is based on acquiring successive images with systematically incremented low flip angle excitation pulses. The local image intensity variation is proportional to B1(2), which ensures high sensitivity to B1 field variations. Pure phase encoding ensures the resultant B1 field maps are free from distortions caused by susceptibility variation, chemical shift and paramagnetic impurities. Hence, the method works well in regions of space that are not accessible to other methods such as in the vicinity of conductive metallic structures, such as the RF probe itself. Quantitative density images result when the centric scan pure phase encode measurement is corrected with a relative or absolute B1 field map. The new technique is simple, reliable and robust.
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- S Vashaee
- UNB MRI Centre, Department of Physics, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada E3B 5A3
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Holland DJ, Liu C, Song X, Mazerolle EL, Stevens MT, Sederman AJ, Gladden LF, D'Arcy RCN, Bowen CV, Beyea SD. Compressed sensing reconstruction improves sensitivity of variable density spiral fMRI. Magn Reson Med 2013; 70:1634-43. [DOI: 10.1002/mrm.24621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2012] [Revised: 11/30/2012] [Accepted: 12/11/2012] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- D. J. Holland
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology; University of Cambridge; Cambridge UK
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- Institute for Biodiagnostics (Atlantic); National Research Council Canada; Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
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- Institute for Biodiagnostics (Atlantic); National Research Council Canada; Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
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- Institute for Biodiagnostics (Atlantic); National Research Council Canada; Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience; Dalhousie University; Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
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- Institute for Biodiagnostics (Atlantic); National Research Council Canada; Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
- Department of Physics; Dalhousie University; Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology; University of Cambridge; Cambridge UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology; University of Cambridge; Cambridge UK
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- Institute for Biodiagnostics (Atlantic); National Research Council Canada; Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience; Dalhousie University; Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
- Department of Radiology; Dalhousie University; Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
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- Institute for Biodiagnostics (Atlantic); National Research Council Canada; Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
- Department of Physics; Dalhousie University; Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
- Department of Radiology; Dalhousie University; Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
- School of Biomedical Engineering; Dalhousie University; Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
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- Institute for Biodiagnostics (Atlantic); National Research Council Canada; Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
- Department of Physics; Dalhousie University; Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
- Department of Radiology; Dalhousie University; Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
- School of Biomedical Engineering; Dalhousie University; Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
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Compton R, Osher S, Bouchard LS. Hybrid regularization for MRI reconstruction with static field inhomogeneity correction. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.3934/ipi.2013.7.1215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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de Leeuw H, Seevinck PR, Bakker CJG. Center-out radial sampling with off-resonant reconstruction for efficient and accurate localization of punctate and elongated paramagnetic structures. Magn Reson Med 2012; 69:1611-22. [DOI: 10.1002/mrm.24416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2011] [Revised: 05/17/2012] [Accepted: 06/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Signal displacement in spiral-in acquisitions: simulations and implications for imaging in SFG regions. Magn Reson Imaging 2012; 30:753-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2012.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2011] [Revised: 12/23/2011] [Accepted: 02/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Madelin G, Jerschow A, Regatte RR. Sodium relaxation times in the knee joint in vivo at 7T. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2012; 25:530-7. [PMID: 21853493 PMCID: PMC3292672 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.1768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2010] [Revised: 04/18/2011] [Accepted: 04/25/2011] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The sodium concentration correlates directly with the concentration of proteoglycans (PG) in cartilage, the loss of which is an early signature of osteoarthritis (OA). As a result, quantitative sodium MRI is a promising technique for assessing the degradation of articular cartilage in patients with OA. Sodium relaxation times can also provide information on the degradation of cartilage: it has already been shown on bovine cartilage that T(1) and T2long are longer and T2short shorter when the PG concentration decreases. In this study, sodium T(1), T2*short and T2*long relaxation maps were measured in vivo at 7 T on 8 healthy volunteers and in 4 different regions of the cartilage in the knee joint. The patellar, femoro-tibial medial, lateral, and femoral condyle cartilage have an average T(1)~20 ms, but different T2*short (from 0.5 ms to 1.4 ms) and T2*long (from 11.4 ms to 14.8 ms). Statistically significant differences in T(1), T2*short and T2*long were observed between the different regions in cartilage (p << 10(- 5)). Statistical differences in T(1) were also observed between male and female data (p << 10(- 5)). These relaxation times measurements can further be applied as correction factors for sodium concentration maps in vivo and can also be useful as complementary information to quantitative sodium MRI in the quest for detecting early OA. These measurements were done on low resolution sodium images in order to acquire sufficient quality data for fitting (5 images for T(1) and 9 images for T2*) while keeping the total time of acquisition of the data reasonable for the volunteer's comfort (1 h 15 min).
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- Guillaume Madelin
- Quantitative Multinuclear Musculoskeletal Imaging Group (QMMIG), Center for Biomedical Imaging, Radiology Department, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- Chemistry Department, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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- Chemistry Department, New York University, New York, NY, USA
- Corresponding authors: R. R. Regatte, Quantitative Multinuclear Musculoskeletal Imaging Group (QMMIG), Center for Biomedical Imaging, New York University Medical Center, 660 First Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA. ravinder.regatte@nyumc,org, A. Jerschow, Chemistry Department, New York University, New York, NY 10012,
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- Quantitative Multinuclear Musculoskeletal Imaging Group (QMMIG), Center for Biomedical Imaging, Radiology Department, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- Corresponding authors: R. R. Regatte, Quantitative Multinuclear Musculoskeletal Imaging Group (QMMIG), Center for Biomedical Imaging, New York University Medical Center, 660 First Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA. ravinder.regatte@nyumc,org, A. Jerschow, Chemistry Department, New York University, New York, NY 10012,
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Smith TB, Nayak KS. Automatic off-resonance correction in spiral imaging with piecewise linear autofocus. Magn Reson Med 2012; 69:82-90. [PMID: 22457262 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.24230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2011] [Revised: 01/20/2012] [Accepted: 02/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Off-resonance generates blurring artifacts in spiral images. Applications that often utilize spiral trajectories, such as fine-resolution imaging and rapid scanning, typically preclude the measurement of accurate field maps needed for effective off-resonance correction. Automatic deblurring, or autofocus, algorithms have been developed to estimate the field map directly from the corrupted data prior to off-resonance correction, eliminating the need for field map measurements. These algorithms rely in whole or in part on optimizing an objective function, and suffer from problems related to the accurate minimization and utility of the function. Here, a new method is presented to correct off-resonance blurring automatically without an objective function using a piecewise linear framework. Local linear field maps are estimated with a combination of k-space spectral analysis and mapdrift, an image feature-based correlation technique, for subsequent piecewise linear deblurring. This approach enables field map estimation without optimization, provides accurate off-resonance correction, is suitable for low signal-to-noise ratio and fine-resolution applications, and does not require access to the raw data. Deblurred images from fine-resolution spiral scans of a phantom and healthy volunteers at 3T show that the proposed method can be superior to conventional autofocus and comparable to field map-based correction.
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- Travis B Smith
- Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-2564, USA.
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Cheng JY, Alley MT, Cunningham CH, Vasanawala SS, Pauly JM, Lustig M. Nonrigid motion correction in 3D using autofocusing with localized linear translations. Magn Reson Med 2012; 68:1785-97. [PMID: 22307933 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.24189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2011] [Revised: 12/02/2011] [Accepted: 01/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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MR scans are sensitive to motion effects due to the scan duration. To properly suppress artifacts from nonrigid body motion, complex models with elements such as translation, rotation, shear, and scaling have been incorporated into the reconstruction pipeline. However, these techniques are computationally intensive and difficult to implement for online reconstruction. On a sufficiently small spatial scale, the different types of motion can be well approximated as simple linear translations. This formulation allows for a practical autofocusing algorithm that locally minimizes a given motion metric--more specifically, the proposed localized gradient-entropy metric. To reduce the vast search space for an optimal solution, possible motion paths are limited to the motion measured from multichannel navigator data. The novel navigation strategy is based on the so-called "Butterfly" navigators, which are modifications of the spin-warp sequence that provides intrinsic translational motion information with negligible overhead. With a 32-channel abdominal coil, sufficient number of motion measurements were found to approximate possible linear motion paths for every image voxel. The correction scheme was applied to free-breathing abdominal patient studies. In these scans, a reduction in artifacts from complex, nonrigid motion was observed.
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- Joseph Y Cheng
- Magnetic Resonance Systems Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
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Lee D, Grissom WA, Lustig M, Kerr AB, Stang PP, Pauly JM. VERSE-guided numerical RF pulse design: a fast method for peak RF power control. Magn Reson Med 2012; 67:353-62. [PMID: 22135085 PMCID: PMC3644517 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.23010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2010] [Revised: 04/09/2011] [Accepted: 04/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In parallel excitation, the computational speed of numerical radiofrequency (RF) pulse design methods is critical when subject dependencies and system nonidealities need to be incorporated on-the-fly. One important concern with optimization-based methods is high peak RF power exceeding hardware or safety limits. Hence, online controllability of the peak RF power is essential. Variable-rate selective excitation pulse reshaping is ideally suited to this problem due to its simplicity and low computational cost. In this work, we first improve the fidelity of variable-rate selective excitation implementation for discrete-time waveforms through waveform oversampling such that variable-rate selective excitation can be robustly applied to numerically designed RF pulses. Then, a variable-rate selective excitation-guided numerical RF pulse design is suggested as an online RF pulse design framework, aiming to simultaneously control peak RF power and compensate for off-resonance.
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- Daeho Lee
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Magnetic Resonance Systems Research Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
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Parot V, Sing-Long C, Lizama C, Tejos C, Uribe S, Irarrazaval P. Application of the fractional Fourier transform to image reconstruction in MRI. Magn Reson Med 2011; 68:17-29. [PMID: 22006642 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.23190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2011] [Revised: 07/21/2011] [Accepted: 07/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The classic paradigm for MRI requires a homogeneous B(0) field in combination with linear encoding gradients. Distortions are produced when the B(0) is not homogeneous, and several postprocessing techniques have been developed to correct them. Field homogeneity is difficult to achieve, particularly for short-bore magnets and higher B(0) fields. Nonlinear magnetic components can also arise from concomitant fields, particularly in low-field imaging, or intentionally used for nonlinear encoding. In any of these situations, the second-order component is key, because it constitutes the first step to approximate higher-order fields. We propose to use the fractional Fourier transform for analyzing and reconstructing the object's magnetization under the presence of quadratic fields. The fractional fourier transform provides a precise theoretical framework for this. We show how it can be used for reconstruction and for gaining a better understanding of the quadratic field-induced distortions, including examples of reconstruction for simulated and in vivo data. The obtained images have improved quality compared with standard Fourier reconstructions. The fractional fourier transform opens a new paradigm for understanding the MR signal generated by an object under a quadratic main field or nonlinear encoding.
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- Vicente Parot
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Janiczek RL, Blackman BR, Roy RJ, Meyer CH, Acton ST, Epstein FH. Three-dimensional phase contrast angiography of the mouse aortic arch using spiral MRI. Magn Reson Med 2011; 66:1382-90. [PMID: 21656547 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2010] [Revised: 02/26/2011] [Accepted: 03/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Atherosclerosis is a complex disease whose spatial distribution is hypothesized to be influenced by the local hemodynamic environment. The use of transgenic mice provides a mechanism to study the relationship between hemodynamic forces, most notably wall shear stress (WSS), and the molecular factors that influence the disease process. Phase contrast MRI using rectilinear trajectories has been used to measure boundary conditions for use in computational fluid dynamic models. However, the unique flow environment of the mouse precludes use of standard imaging techniques in complex, curved flow regions such as the aortic arch. In this article, two-dimensional and three-dimensional spiral cine phase contrast sequences are presented that enable measurement of velocity profiles in curved regions of the mouse vasculature. WSS is calculated directly from the spatial velocity gradient, enabling WSS calculation with a minimal set of assumptions. In contrast to the outer radius of the aortic arch, the inner radius has a lower time-averaged longitudinal WSS (7.06 ± 0.76 dyne/cm(2) vs. 18.86 ± 1.27 dyne/cm(2) ; P < 0.01) and higher oscillatory shear index (0.14 ± 0.01 vs. 0.08 ± 0.01; P < 0.01). This finding is in agreement with humans, where WSS is lower and more oscillatory along the inner radius, an atheroprone region, than the outer radius, an atheroprotective region.
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- Robert L Janiczek
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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