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Madore B, Hess AT, van Niekerk AMJ, Hoinkiss DC, Hucker P, Zaitsev M, Afacan O, Günther M. External Hardware and Sensors, for Improved MRI. J Magn Reson Imaging 2023; 57:690-705. [PMID: 36326548 PMCID: PMC9957809 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.28472] [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: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Complex engineered systems are often equipped with suites of sensors and ancillary devices that monitor their performance and maintenance needs. MRI scanners are no different in this regard. Some of the ancillary devices available to support MRI equipment, the ones of particular interest here, have the distinction of actually participating in the image acquisition process itself. Most commonly, such devices are used to monitor physiological motion or variations in the scanner's imaging fields, allowing the imaging and/or reconstruction process to adapt as imaging conditions change. "Classic" examples include electrocardiography (ECG) leads and respiratory bellows to monitor cardiac and respiratory motion, which have been standard equipment in scan rooms since the early days of MRI. Since then, many additional sensors and devices have been proposed to support MRI acquisitions. The main physical properties that they measure may be primarily "mechanical" (eg acceleration, speed, and torque), "acoustic" (sound and ultrasound), "optical" (light and infrared), or "electromagnetic" in nature. A review of these ancillary devices, as currently available in clinical and research settings, is presented here. In our opinion, these devices are not in competition with each other: as long as they provide useful and unique information, do not interfere with each other and are not prohibitively cumbersome to use, they might find their proper place in future suites of sensors. In time, MRI acquisitions will likely include a plurality of complementary signals. A little like the microbiome that provides genetic diversity to organisms, these devices can provide signal diversity to MRI acquisitions and enrich measurements. Machine-learning (ML) algorithms are well suited at combining diverse input signals toward coherent outputs, and they could make use of all such information toward improved MRI capabilities. EVIDENCE LEVEL: 2 TECHNICAL EFFICACY: Stage 1.
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- Bruno Madore
- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Division of Medical Physics, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Division of Medical Physics, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Computational Radiology Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine MEVIS, Bremen, Germany
- University Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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Cui L, Song Y, Wang Y, Wang R, Wu D, Xie H, Li J, Yang G. Motion artifact reduction for magnetic resonance imaging with deep learning and k-space analysis. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0278668. [PMID: 36603007 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Motion artifacts deteriorate the quality of magnetic resonance (MR) images. This study proposes a new method to detect phase-encoding (PE) lines corrupted by motion and remove motion artifacts in MR images. 67 cases containing 8710 slices of axial T2-weighted images from the IXI public dataset were split into three datasets, i.e., training (50 cases/6500 slices), validation (5/650), and test (12/1560) sets. First, motion-corrupted k-spaces and images were simulated using a pseudo-random sampling order and random motion tracks. A convolutional neural network (CNN) model was trained to filter the motion-corrupted images. Then, the k-space of the filtered image was compared with the motion-corrupted k-space line-by-line, to detect the PE lines affected by motion. Finally, the unaffected PE lines were used to reconstruct the final image using compressed sensing (CS). For the simulated images with 35%, 40%, 45%, and 50% unaffected PE lines, the mean peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNRs) of resulting images (mean±standard deviation) were 36.129±3.678, 38.646±3.526, 40.426±3.223, and 41.510±3.167, respectively, and the mean structural similarity (SSIMs) were 0.950±0.046, 0.964±0.035, 0.975±0.025, and 0.979±0.023, respectively. For images with more than 35% PE lines unaffected by motion, images reconstructed with proposed algorithm exhibited better quality than those images reconstructed with CS using 35% under-sampled data (PSNR 37.678±3.261, SSIM 0.964±0.028). It was proved that deep learning and k-space analysis can detect the k-space PE lines affected by motion and CS can be used to reconstruct images from unaffected data, effectively alleviating the motion artifacts.
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- Long Cui
- Department of Physics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Physics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Physics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Physics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Physics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Physics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Physics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Physics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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Liu F, Hou B, Li Z, Zhang L, Zhou Y, Bian H, Huo Z. Microwave ablation of multifocal primary liver cancer guided by real-time 3.0T MRI. Int J Hyperthermia 2023; 40:2228519. [PMID: 37429585 DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2023.2228519] [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: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the feasibility and efficacy of real-time 3.0 T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guided percutaneous microwave ablation (MWA) in the treatment of multifocal liver cancer. METHODS A total of 76 lesions in 26 patients with multifocal liver cancer who underwent 3.0 T MRI-guided microwave ablation in our hospital from April 2020 to April 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. The technical success rate, average operation time, average ablation time, and complications were evaluated. The upper abdomen was reviewed by pre- and post-contrast enhanced MRI scan every 1 months after the operation. The short-term curative effect was evaluated according to the modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (mRECIST) criteria (2020 version), and the local control rate was calculated. RESULTS All 76 lesions were successfully operated. The technical success rate was 100%, the average operation time was 103.58 ± 18.57 min, the average ablation time of a single lesion was 11.00 ± 4.05 min, and the average ablation power was 43.03 ± 4.45 W. There were no serious complications such as massive bleeding, liver failure, and infection after the operation, except in one case with a small amount of pleural effusion and one case with right upper abdominal pain. The average follow-up time was 13.88 ± 6.62 months. One patient died due to liver failure, and one lesion developed a local recurrence. The local control rate was 98.7%. CONCLUSIONS MWA of multifocal liver cancer guided by real-time 3.0 T MRI is a safe and feasible technique and has excellent short-term efficacy.
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- Fenghai Liu
- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou City, Hebei Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou City, Hebei Province, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou City, Hebei Province, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou City, Hebei Province, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou City, Hebei Province, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou City, Hebei Province, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou City, Hebei Province, China
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Ladrova M, Martinek R, Nedoma J, Hanzlikova P, Nelson MD, Kahankova R, Brablik J, Kolarik J. Monitoring and Synchronization of Cardiac and Respiratory Traces in Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Review. IEEE Rev Biomed Eng 2021; 15:200-221. [PMID: 33513108 DOI: 10.1109/rbme.2021.3055550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Synchronization of human vital signs, namely the cardiac cycle and respiratory excursions, is necessary during magnetic resonance imaging of the cardiovascular system and the abdominal cavity to achieve optimal image quality with minimized artifacts. This review summarizes techniques currently available in clinical practice, as well as methods under development, outlines the benefits and disadvantages of each approach, and offers some unique solutions for consideration.
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Contijoch F, Han Y, Kamesh Iyer S, Kellman P, Gualtieri G, Elliott MA, Berisha S, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Pilla JJ, Witschey WRT. Closed-loop control of k-space sampling via physiologic feedback for cine MRI. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0244286. [PMID: 33373391 PMCID: PMC7771662 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Segmented cine cardiac MRI combines data from multiple heartbeats to achieve high spatiotemporal resolution cardiac images, yet predefined k-space segmentation trajectories can lead to suboptimal k-space sampling. In this work, we developed and evaluated an autonomous and closed-loop control system for radial k-space sampling (ARKS) to increase sampling uniformity. METHODS The closed-loop system autonomously selects radial k-space sampling trajectory during live segmented cine MRI and attempts to optimize angular sampling uniformity by selecting views in regions of k-space that were not previously well-sampled. Sampling uniformity and the ability to detect cardiac phase in vivo was assessed using ECG data acquired from 10 normal subjects in an MRI scanner. The approach was then implemented with a fast gradient echo sequence on a whole-body clinical MRI scanner and imaging was performed in 4 healthy volunteers. The closed-loop k-space trajectory was compared to random, uniformly distributed and golden angle view trajectories via measurement of k-space uniformity and the point spread function. Lastly, an arrhythmic dataset was used to evaluate a potential application of the approach. RESULTS The autonomous trajectory increased k-space sampling uniformity by 15±7%, main lobe point spread function (PSF) signal intensity by 6±4%, and reduced ringing relative to golden angle sampling. When implemented, the autonomous pulse sequence prescribed radial view angles faster than the scan TR (0.98 ± 0.01 ms, maximum = 1.38 ms) and increased k-space sampling mean uniformity by 10±11%, decreased uniformity variability by 44±12%, and increased PSF signal ratio by 6±6% relative to golden angle sampling. CONCLUSION The closed-loop approach enables near-uniform radial sampling in a segmented acquisition approach which was higher than predetermined golden-angle radial sampling. This can be utilized to increase the sampling or decrease the temporal footprint of an acquisition and the closed-loop framework has the potential to be applied to patients with complex heart rhythms.
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- Francisco Contijoch
- Department of Bioengineering, Jacobs School of Engineering, University of California, San Diego, CA, United States of America
- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America
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- Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America
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- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America
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- Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America
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- Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America
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- Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America
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Santini F, Gui L, Lorton O, Guillemin PC, Manasseh G, Roth M, Bieri O, Vallée JP, Salomir R, Crowe LA. Ultrasound-driven cardiac MRI. Phys Med 2020; 70:161-168. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2020.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Revised: 12/21/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Intracardiac masses are classified as neoplastic or non-neoplastic. Prognosis varies based on the diagnosis of the mass since treatment options differ greatly. As novel imaging techniques emerge, a multimodality approach to the evaluation of intracardiac masses becomes an important part of non-invasive evaluation prior to potential surgical planning or oncological treatment. The purpose of this article is to compare the available imaging modalities-echocardiography, cardiovascular magnetic resonance, cardiac computed tomography, nuclear imaging, and emerging novel hybrid imaging techniques for future clinical applications-and to review the characteristic features seen on those modalities for the most common intracardiac masses.
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Kording F, Yamamura J, de Sousa MT, Ruprecht C, Hedström E, Aletras AH, Ellen Grant P, Powell AJ, Fehrs K, Adam G, Kooijman H, Schoennagel BP. Dynamic fetal cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging using Doppler ultrasound gating. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2018; 20:17. [PMID: 29530064 PMCID: PMC5846256 DOI: 10.1186/s12968-018-0440-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2017] [Accepted: 02/26/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Fetal cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging may provide a valuable adjunct to fetal echocardiography in the evaluation of congenital cardiovascular pathologies. However, dynamic fetal CMR is difficult due to the lack of direct in-utero cardiac gating. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a newly developed Doppler ultrasound (DUS) device in humans for fetal CMR gating. METHODS Fifteen fetuses (gestational age 30-39 weeks) were examined using 1.5 T CMR scanners at three different imaging sites. A newly developed CMR-compatible DUS device was used to generate gating signals from fetal cardiac motion. Gated dynamic balanced steady-state free precession images were acquired in 4-chamber and short-axis cardiac views. Gating signals during data acquisition were analyzed with respect to trigger variability and sensitivity. Image quality was assessed by measuring endocardial blurring (EB) and by image evaluation using a 4-point scale. Left ventricular (LV) volumetry was performed using the single-plane ellipsoid model. RESULTS Gating signals from the fetal heart were detected with a variability of 26 ± 22 ms and a sensitivity of trigger detection of 96 ± 4%. EB was 2.9 ± 0.6 pixels (4-chamber) and 2.5 ± 0.1 pixels (short axis). Image quality scores were 3.6 ± 0.6 (overall), 3.4 ± 0.7 (mitral valve), 3.4 ± 0.7 (foramen ovale), 3.6 ± 0.7 (atrial septum), 3.7 ± 0.5 (papillary muscles), 3.8 ± 0.4 (differentiation myocardium/lumen), 3.7 ± 0.5 (differentiation myocardium/lung), and 3.9 ± 0.4 (systolic myocardial thickening). Inter-observer agreement for the scores was moderate to very good (kappa 0.57-0.84) for all structures. LV volumetry revealed mean values of 2.8 ± 1.2 ml (end-diastolic volume), 0.9 ± 0.4 ml (end systolic volume), 1.9 ± 0.8 ml (stroke volume), and 69.1 ± 8.4% (ejection fraction). CONCLUSION High-quality dynamic fetal CMR was successfully performed using a newly developed DUS device for direct fetal cardiac gating. This technique has the potential to improve the utility of fetal CMR in the evaluation of congenital pathologies.
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- Fabian Kording
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Clinical Physiology, Lund University, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Diagnostic Radiology, Lund University, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Clinical Physiology, Lund University, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
- Laboratory of Computing, Medical Informatics and Biomedical-Imaging Technologies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Medicine, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Departments of Radiology and Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- Department of Cardiology and Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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Kording F, Schoennagel BP, de Sousa MT, Fehrs K, Adam G, Yamamura J, Ruprecht C. Evaluation of a Portable Doppler Ultrasound Gating Device for Fetal Cardiac MR Imaging: Initial Results at 1.5T and 3T. Magn Reson Med Sci 2018; 17:308-317. [PMID: 29467359 PMCID: PMC6196307 DOI: 10.2463/mrms.mp.2017-0100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Purpose: Fetal cardiac MRI has the potential to play an important role in the assessment of fetal cardiac pathologies, but it is up to now not feasible due to a missing gating method. The purpose of this work was the evaluation of Doppler ultrasound (DUS) for external fetal cardiac gating with regard to compatibility, functionality, and reliability. Preliminary results were assessed performing fetal cardiac MRI. Methods: An MRI conditional DUS device was developed to obtain a gating signal from the fetal heart. The MRI compatibility was evaluated at 1.5T and 3T using B1 field maps and gradient echo images. The quality and sensitivity of the DUS device to detect the fetal heart motion for cardiac gating were evaluated outside the MRI room in 15 fetuses. A dynamic fetal cardiac phantom was employed to evaluate distortions of the DUS device and gating signal due to electromagnetic interferences at 1.5T and 3T. In the first in vivo experience, dynamic fetal cardiac images were acquired in four-chamber view at 1.5T and 3T in two fetuses. Results: The maximum change in the B1 field and signal intensity with and without the DUS device was <6.5% for 1.5T and 3T. The sensitivity of the DUS device to detect the fetal heartbeat was 99.1%. Validation of the DUS device using the fetal cardiac phantom revealed no electromagnetic interferences at 1.5T or 3T and a high correlation to the simulated heart frequencies. Fetal cardiac cine images were successfully applied and showed good image quality. Conclusion: An MR conditional DUS gating device was developed and evaluated revealing safety, compatibility, and reliability for different field strengths. In a preliminary experience, the DUS device was successfully applied for in vivo fetal cardiac imaging at 1.5T and 3T.
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- Fabian Kording
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf.,northh medical GmbH
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf.,northh medical GmbH
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf.,northh medical GmbH
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Crowe LA, Manasseh G, Chmielewski A, Hachulla AL, Speicher D, Greiser A, Muller H, de Perrot T, Vallee JP, Salomir R. Spatially Resolved MR-Compatible Doppler Ultrasound: Proof of Concept for Triggering of Diagnostic Quality Cardiovascular MRI for Function and Flow Quantification at 3T. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2017; 65:294-306. [PMID: 29053451 DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2017.2764111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We demonstrate the use of a magnetic-resonance (MR)-compatible ultrasound (US) imaging probe using spatially resolved Doppler for diagnostic quality cardiovascular MR imaging (MRI) as an initial step toward hybrid US/MR fetal imaging. METHODS A newly developed technology for a dedicated MR-compatible phased array ultrasound-imaging probe acquired pulsed color Doppler carotid images, which were converted in near-real time to a trigger signal for cardiac cine and flow quantification MRI. Ultrasound and MR data acquired simultaneously were interference free. Conventional electrocardiogram (ECG) and the proposed spatially resolved Doppler triggering were compared in 10 healthy volunteers. A synthetic "false-triggered" image was retrospectively processed using metric optimized gating (MOG). Images were scored by expert readers, and sharpness, cardiac function and aortic flow were quantified. Four-dimensional (4-D) flow (two volunteers) showed feasibility of Doppler triggering over a long acquisition time. RESULTS Imaging modalities were compatible. US probe positioning was stable and comfortable. Image quality scores and quantified sharpness were statistically equal for Doppler- and ECG-triggering (p ). ECG-, Doppler-triggered, and MOG ejection fractions were equivalent (p ), with false-triggered values significantly lower (p < 0.0005). Aortic flow showed no difference between ECG- and Doppler-triggered and MOG (p > 0.05). 4-D flow quantification gave consistent results between ECG and Doppler triggering. CONCLUSION We report interference-free pulsed color Doppler ultrasound during MR data acquisition. Cardiovascular MRI of diagnostic quality was successfully obtained with pulsed color Doppler triggering. SIGNIFICANCE The hardware platform could further enable advanced free-breathing cardiac imaging. Doppler ultrasound triggering is applicable where ECG is compromised due to pathology or interference at higher magnetic fields, and where direct ECG is impossible, i.e., fetal imaging.
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Celicanin Z, Manasseh G, Petrusca L, Scheffler K, Auboiroux V, Crowe LA, Hyacinthe JN, Natsuaki Y, Santini F, Becker CD, Terraz S, Bieri O, Salomir R. Hybrid ultrasound-MR guided HIFU treatment method with 3D motion compensation. Magn Reson Med 2017; 79:2511-2523. [PMID: 28944490 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.26897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Revised: 08/10/2017] [Accepted: 08/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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PURPOSE Treatments using high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) in the abdominal region remain challenging as a result of respiratory organ motion. A novel method is described here to achieve 3D motion-compensated ultrasound (US) MR-guided HIFU therapy using simultaneous ultrasound and MRI. METHODS A truly hybrid US-MR-guided HIFU method was used to plan and control the treatment. Two-dimensional ultrasound was used in real time to enable tracking of the motion in the coronal plane, whereas an MR pencil-beam navigator was used to detect anterior-posterior motion. Prospective motion compensation of proton resonance frequency shift (PRFS) thermometry and HIFU electronic beam steering were achieved. RESULTS The 3D prospective motion-corrected PRFS temperature maps showed reduced intrascan ghosting artifacts, a high signal-to-noise ratio, and low geometric distortion. The k-space data yielded a consistent temperature-dependent PRFS effect, matching the gold standard thermometry within approximately 1°C. The maximum in-plane temperature elevation ex vivo was improved by a factor of 2. Baseline thermometry acquired in volunteers indicated reduction of residual motion, together with an accuracy/precision of near-harmonic referenceless PRFS thermometry on the order of 0.5/1.0°C. CONCLUSIONS Hybrid US-MR-guided HIFU ablation with 3D motion compensation was demonstrated ex vivo together with a stable referenceless PRFS thermometry baseline in healthy volunteer liver acquisitions. Magn Reson Med 79:2511-2523, 2018. © 2017 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
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- Zarko Celicanin
- Department of Radiology, Division of Radiological Physics, University of Basel Hospital, Basel, Switzerland.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Image Guided Interventions Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- MRC Department, MPI for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany.,Department of Biomedical Magnetic Resonance, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Image Guided Interventions Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Clinatec/LETI/CEA, 38054, Grenoble, France
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- Radiology Department, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Image Guided Interventions Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,School of Health Sciences, HES-SO, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiology, Division of Radiological Physics, University of Basel Hospital, Basel, Switzerland.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Radiology Department, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Image Guided Interventions Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Radiology Department, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiology, Division of Radiological Physics, University of Basel Hospital, Basel, Switzerland.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Image Guided Interventions Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Radiology Department, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Duan AQ, Lock MC, Perumal SR, Darby JR, Soo JY, Selvanayagam JB, Macgowan CK, Seed M, Morrison JL. Feasibility of detecting myocardial infarction in the sheep fetus using late gadolinium enhancement CMR imaging. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2017; 19:69. [PMID: 28903760 PMCID: PMC5598048 DOI: 10.1186/s12968-017-0383-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2016] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging has enabled the accurate assessment of myocardial infarction (MI). However, LGE CMR has not been performed successfully in the fetus, where it could be useful for animal studies of interventions to promote cardiac regeneration. We believe that LGE imaging could allow us to document the presence, extent and effect of MI in utero and would thereby expand our capacity for conducting fetal sheep MI research. We therefore aimed to investigate the feasibility of using LGE to detect MI in sheep fetuses. METHODS Six sheep fetuses underwent a thoracotomy and ligation of a left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery branch; while two fetuses underwent a sham surgery. LGE CMR was performed in a subset of fetuses immediately after the surgery and three days later. Early gadolinium enhancement (EGE) CMR was also performed in a subset of fetuses on both days. Cine imaging of the heart was performed to measure ventricular function. RESULTS The imaging performed immediately after LAD ligation revealed no evidence of infarct on LGE (n=3). Two of four infarcted fetuses (50%) showed hypoenhancement at the infarct site on the EGE images. Three days after the ligation, LGE images revealed a clear, hyper-enhanced infarct zone in four of the five infarcted fetuses (80%). No hyper-enhanced infarct zone was seen on the one sham fetus that underwent LGE CMR. No hypoenhancement could be seen in the EGE images in either the sham (n=1) or the infarcted fetus (n=1). No regional wall motion abnormalities were apparent in two of the five infarcted fetuses. CONCLUSION LGE CMR detected the MI three days after LAD ligation, but not immediately after. Using available methods, EGE imaging was less useful for detecting deficits in perfusion. Our study provides evidence for the ability of a non-invasive tool to monitor the progression of cardiac repair and damage in fetuses with MI. However, further investigation into the optimal timing of LGE and EGE scans and improvement of the sequences should be pursued with the aim of expanding our capacity to monitor cardiac regeneration after MI in fetal sheep.
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- An Qi Duan
- Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 1 King’s College Circle, Room 2374, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8 Canada
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- Early Origins of Adult Health Research Group, Sansom Institute for Health Research, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 Australia
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- Preclinical, Imaging and Research Laboratories, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, 101 Blacks Road, Gilles Plains, Adelaide, South Australia 5086 Australia
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- Early Origins of Adult Health Research Group, Sansom Institute for Health Research, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 Australia
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- Early Origins of Adult Health Research Group, Sansom Institute for Health Research, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 Australia
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- Cardiac Imaging Research Group, Department of Heart Health, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute, and Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001 Australia
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- Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, Hospital for Sick Children, Room 08.9714, 686 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4 Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8 Canada
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- Early Origins of Adult Health Research Group, Sansom Institute for Health Research, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 Australia
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Preiswerk F, Toews M, Cheng CC, Chiou JYG, Mei CS, Schaefer LF, Hoge WS, Schwartz BM, Panych LP, Madore B. Hybrid MRI-Ultrasound acquisitions, and scannerless real-time imaging. Magn Reson Med 2016; 78:897-908. [PMID: 27739101 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.26467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2016] [Revised: 07/28/2016] [Accepted: 08/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To combine MRI, ultrasound, and computer science methodologies toward generating MRI contrast at the high frame rates of ultrasound, inside and even outside the MRI bore. METHODS A small transducer, held onto the abdomen with an adhesive bandage, collected ultrasound signals during MRI. Based on these ultrasound signals and their correlations with MRI, a machine-learning algorithm created synthetic MR images at frame rates up to 100 per second. In one particular implementation, volunteers were taken out of the MRI bore with the ultrasound sensor still in place, and MR images were generated on the basis of ultrasound signal and learned correlations alone in a "scannerless" manner. RESULTS Hybrid ultrasound-MRI data were acquired in eight separate imaging sessions. Locations of liver features, in synthetic images, were compared with those from acquired images: The mean error was 1.0 pixel (2.1 mm), with best case 0.4 and worst case 4.1 pixels (in the presence of heavy coughing). For results from outside the bore, qualitative validation involved optically tracked ultrasound imaging with/without coughing. CONCLUSION The proposed setup can generate an accurate stream of high-speed MR images, up to 100 frames per second, inside or even outside the MR bore. Magn Reson Med 78:897-908, 2017. © 2016 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
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- Frank Preiswerk
- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- The Laboratory for Imagery, Vision and Artificial Intelligence, École de Technologie Supérieure, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Ma C, Long Z, Lanners DM, Tradup DJ, Brunnquell CL, Felmlee JP, Woodrum DA, Watson RE, Hangiandreou NJ, Gorny KR. Protocol for testing suitability of compact US imaging systems for use inside MRI suites, and application to one commercial US system. Biomed Phys Eng Express 2016. [DOI: 10.1088/2057-1976/2/4/047003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Hutchison RM, Morton JB. It's a matter of time: Reframing the development of cognitive control as a modification of the brain's temporal dynamics. Dev Cogn Neurosci 2016; 18:70-77. [PMID: 26375924 PMCID: PMC6990064 DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2015.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2015] [Revised: 07/21/2015] [Accepted: 08/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Cognitive control is a process that unfolds over time and regulates thought and action in the service of achieving goals and managing unanticipated challenges. Prevailing accounts attribute the protracted development of this mental process to incremental changes in the functional organization of a cognitive control network. Here, we challenge the notion that cognitive control is linked to a topologically static network, and argue that the capacity to manage unanticipated challenges and its development should instead be characterized in terms of inter-regional functional coupling dynamics. Ongoing changes in temporal coupling have long represented a fundamental pillar in both empirical and theoretical-based accounts of brain function, but have been largely ignored by traditional neuroimaging methods that assume a fixed functional architecture. There is, however, a growing recognition of the importance of temporal coupling dynamics for brain function, and this has led to rapid innovations in analytic methods. Results in this new frontier of neuroimaging suggest that time-varying changes in connectivity strength and direction exist at the large scale and further, that network patterns, like cognitive control process themselves, are transient and dynamic.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
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Loeve AJ, Al-Issawi J, Fernandez-Gutiérrez F, Langø T, Strehlow J, Haase S, Matzko M, Napoli A, Melzer A, Dankelman J. Workflow and intervention times of MR-guided focused ultrasound – Predicting the impact of new techniques. J Biomed Inform 2016; 60:38-48. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2016.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2015] [Revised: 12/28/2015] [Accepted: 01/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Kording F, Yamamura J, Lund G, Ueberle F, Jung C, Adam G, Schoennagel BP. Doppler Ultrasound Triggering for Cardiovascular MRI at 3T in a Healthy Volunteer Study. Magn Reson Med Sci 2016; 16:98-108. [PMID: 27001390 PMCID: PMC5600068 DOI: 10.2463/mrms.mp.2015-0104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Purpose: Electrocardiogram (ECG) triggering for cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) may be influenced by electromagnetic interferences with increasing magnetic field strength. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of Doppler ultrasound (DUS) as an alternative trigger technique for CMR in comparison to ECG and pulse oximetry (POX) at 3T and using different sequence types. Methods: Balanced turbo field echo two-dimensional (2D) short axis cine CMR and 2D phase-contrast angiography of the ascending aorta was performed in 11 healthy volunteers at 3T using ECG, DUS, and POX for cardiac triggering. DUS and POX triggering were compared to the reference standard of ECG in terms of trigger quality (trigger detection and temporal variability), image quality [endocardial blurring (EB)], and functional measurements [left ventricular (LV) volumetry and aortic blood flow velocimetry]. Results: Trigger signal detection and temporal variability did not differ significantly between ECG/DUS (I = 0.6) and ECG/POX (P = 0.4). Averaged EB was similar for ECG, DUS, and POX (pECG/DUS = 0.4, pECG/POX = 0.9). Diastolic EB was significantly decreased for DUS in comparison to ECG (P = 0.02) and POX (P = 0.04). The LV function assessment and aortic blood flow were not significantly different. Conclusion: This study demonstrated the feasibility of DUS for gating human CMR at 3T. The magnetohydrodynamic effect did not significantly disturb ECG triggering in this small healthy volunteer study. DUS showed a significant improvement in diastolic EB but could not be identified as a superior trigger method. The potential benefit of DUS has to be evaluated in a larger clinical patient population.
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- Fabian Kording
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Center for Radiology and Endoscopy, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
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MRI-Guided HIFU Methods for the Ablation of Liver and Renal Cancers. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2016; 880:43-63. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-22536-4_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Preiswerk F, Toews M, Hoge WS, Chiou JYG, Panych LP, Wells WM, Madore B. Hybrid Utrasound and MRI Acquisitions for High-Speed Imaging of Respiratory Organ Motion. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 9349:315-322. [PMID: 27135063 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-24553-9_39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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Magnetic Resonance (MR) imaging provides excellent image quality at a high cost and low frame rate. Ultrasound (US) provides poor image quality at a low cost and high frame rate. We propose an instance-based learning system to obtain the best of both worlds: high quality MR images at high frame rates from a low cost single-element US sensor. Concurrent US and MRI pairs are acquired during a relatively brief offine learning phase involving the US transducer and MR scanner. High frame rate, high quality MR imaging of respiratory organ motion is then predicted from US measurements, even after stopping MRI acquisition, using a probabilistic kernel regression framework. Experimental results show predicted MR images to be highly representative of actual MR images.
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
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Zachiu C, Papadakis N, Ries M, Moonen C, Denis de Senneville B. An improved optical flow tracking technique for real-time MR-guided beam therapies in moving organs. Phys Med Biol 2015; 60:9003-29. [PMID: 26540256 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/60/23/9003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Magnetic resonance (MR) guided high intensity focused ultrasound and external beam radiotherapy interventions, which we shall refer to as beam therapies/interventions, are promising techniques for the non-invasive ablation of tumours in abdominal organs. However, therapeutic energy delivery in these areas becomes challenging due to the continuous displacement of the organs with respiration. Previous studies have addressed this problem by coupling high-framerate MR-imaging with a tracking technique based on the algorithm proposed by Horn and Schunck (H and S), which was chosen due to its fast convergence rate and highly parallelisable numerical scheme. Such characteristics were shown to be indispensable for the real-time guidance of beam therapies. In its original form, however, the algorithm is sensitive to local grey-level intensity variations not attributed to motion such as those that occur, for example, in the proximity of pulsating arteries.In this study, an improved motion estimation strategy which reduces the impact of such effects is proposed. Displacements are estimated through the minimisation of a variation of the H and S functional for which the quadratic data fidelity term was replaced with a term based on the linear L(1)norm, resulting in what we have called an L(2)-L(1) functional.The proposed method was tested in the livers and kidneys of two healthy volunteers under free-breathing conditions, on a data set comprising 3000 images equally divided between the volunteers. The results show that, compared to the existing approaches, our method demonstrates a greater robustness to local grey-level intensity variations introduced by arterial pulsations. Additionally, the computational time required by our implementation make it compatible with the work-flow of real-time MR-guided beam interventions.To the best of our knowledge this study was the first to analyse the behaviour of an L(1)-based optical flow functional in an applicative context: real-time MR-guidance of beam therapies in moving organs.
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- C Zachiu
- Imaging Division, UMC Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, Netherlands
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Zahneisen B, Keating B, Singh A, Herbst M, Ernst T. Reverse retrospective motion correction. Magn Reson Med 2015; 75:2341-9. [PMID: 26140504 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.25830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2014] [Revised: 05/30/2015] [Accepted: 06/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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PURPOSE One potential barrier for using prospective motion correction (PMC) in the clinic is the unpredictable nature of a scan because of the direct interference with the imaging sequence. We demonstrate that a second set of "de-corrected" images can be reconstructed from a scan with PMC that show how images would have appeared without PMC enabled. THEORY AND METHODS For three-dimensional scans, the effects of PMC can be undone by performing a retrospective reconstruction based on the inverse of the transformation matrix used for real time gradient feedback. Retrospective reconstruction is performed using a generalized SENSE approach with continuous head motion monitored using a single-marker optical camera system. RESULTS Reverse retrospective reconstruction is demonstrated for phantom and in vivo scans using an magnetization-prepared rapid gradient echo (MPRAGE) sequence including parallel and Partial Fourier acceleration. CONCLUSION Reverse retrospective reconstruction can almost perfectly undo the effects of prospective feedback, and thereby provide a second image data set with the effects of motion correction removed. In case of correct feedback, one can directly compare the quality of the corrected with that of the uncorrected scan. Additionally, because erroneous feedback during PMC may introduce artifacts, it is possible to eliminate artifacts in a corrupted scan by reversing the false gradient updates. Magn Reson Med 75:2341-2349, 2016. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Benjamin Zahneisen
- University of Hawaii, Department of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.,Stanford University, Department of Radiology, Stanford, California, USA
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- University of Hawaii, Department of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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- University of Hawaii, Department of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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- University of Hawaii, Department of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.,Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Germany
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- University of Hawaii, Department of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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Denis de Senneville B, El Hamidi A, Moonen C. A direct PCA-based approach for real-time description of physiological organ deformations. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MEDICAL IMAGING 2015; 34:974-982. [PMID: 25423649 DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2014.2371995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Dynamic magnetic resonance (MR)-imaging can provide functional and positional information in real-time, which can be conveniently used online to control a cancer therapy, e.g., using high intensity focused ultrasound or radio therapy. However, a precise real-time correction for motion is fundamental in abdominal organs to ensure an optimal treatment dose associated with a limited toxicity in nearby organs at risk. This paper proposes a real-time direct principal component analysis (PCA)-based technique which offers a robust approach for motion estimation of abdominal organs and allows correcting motion related artifacts. The PCA was used to detect spatio-temporal coherences of the periodic organ motion in a learning step. During the interventional procedure, physiological contributions were characterized quantitatively using a small set of parameters. A coarse-to-fine resolution scheme is proposed to improve the stability of the algorithm and afford a predictable constant latency of 80 ms. The technique was evaluated on 12 free-breathing volunteers and provided an improved real-time description of motion related to both breathing and cardiac cycles. A reduced learning step of 10 s was sufficient without any need for patient-specific control parameters, rendering the method suitable for clinical use.
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Zaitsev M, Maclaren J, Herbst M. Motion artifacts in MRI: A complex problem with many partial solutions. J Magn Reson Imaging 2015; 42:887-901. [PMID: 25630632 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.24850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 356] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2014] [Accepted: 12/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Subject motion during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been problematic since its introduction as a clinical imaging modality. While sensitivity to particle motion or blood flow can be used to provide useful image contrast, bulk motion presents a considerable problem in the majority of clinical applications. It is one of the most frequent sources of artifacts. Over 30 years of research have produced numerous methods to mitigate or correct for motion artifacts, but no single method can be applied in all imaging situations. Instead, a "toolbox" of methods exists, where each tool is suitable for some tasks, but not for others. This article reviews the origins of motion artifacts and presents current mitigation and correction methods. In some imaging situations, the currently available motion correction tools are highly effective; in other cases, appropriate tools still need to be developed. It seems likely that this multifaceted approach will be what eventually solves the motion sensitivity problem in MRI, rather than a single solution that is effective in all situations. This review places a strong emphasis on explaining the physics behind the occurrence of such artifacts, with the aim of aiding artifact detection and mitigation in particular clinical situations.
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- Maxim Zaitsev
- Department of Radiology, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,University of Hawaii, Department of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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Speicher D, Bartscherer T, Becker F, Jenne J, Mrosk K, Degel C, Günther M, Tretbar S. MRI Compatible Ultrasound Transducers for Simultaneous Acquisition of Coregistered Ultrasound to MRI Data. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.phpro.2015.08.209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kording F, Schoennagel B, Lund G, Ueberle F, Jung C, Adam G, Yamamura J. Doppler ultrasound compared with electrocardiogram and pulse oximetry cardiac triggering: A pilot study. Magn Reson Med 2014; 74:1257-65. [DOI: 10.1002/mrm.25502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2014] [Revised: 10/01/2014] [Accepted: 10/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Fabian Kording
- University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Centre for Radiology and Endoscopy, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology; Germany
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- University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Centre for Radiology and Endoscopy, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology; Germany
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- University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Centre for Radiology and Endoscopy, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology; Germany
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- University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Centre for Radiology and Endoscopy, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology; Germany
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- University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Centre for Radiology and Endoscopy, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology; Germany
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- University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Centre for Radiology and Endoscopy, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology; Germany
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Yang P, Wang F, Luo X, Zhang Y, Guo J, Shi W, Wang C. Rational design of magnetic nanorattles as contrast agents for ultrasound/magnetic resonance dual-modality imaging. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2014; 6:12581-12587. [PMID: 25022424 DOI: 10.1021/am502550b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Nanorattles, as promising functional hollow nanomaterials, show considerable advantages in a variety of applications for drug delivery, biosensors, and biomedical imaging because of their tailored ability in both the movable core and shell. In this study, we formulate a facile controllable route to synthesize a monodisperse magnetic nanorattle with an Fe3O4 superparticle as the core and poly(vinylsilane) (PVS) as the outer shell (Fe3O4@air@PVS) using the polymer-backbone-transition strategy. In the process of synthesis, besides acting as the precursor for the PVS shells of nanorattles, organosilica (o-SiO2) plays the role of template for the middle cavities. The structures of nanorattles can be easily formed via etching treatment of NaOH solution. Through encapsulating sensitive perfluorohexane (PFH) in the cavities of Fe3O4@air@PVS, the biocompatible magnetic nanosystem shows a relatively stable ultrasound signal intensity and a high r2 value of 62.19 mM(-1) s(-1) for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). After intravenous administration of nanorattles to a healthy rat, dramatically positively enhanced ultrasound imaging and negatively enhanced T2-weighted MRI are detected in the liver. Furthermore, when the Fe3O4@PFH@PVS nanorattles are administered to tumor-bearing mice, a significant passive accumulation in the tumor via an electron paramagnetic resonance effect is detected by both ultrasound imaging and MRI. In vivo experiments indicate that the obtained Fe3O4@PFH@PVS nanorattles can be used as dual-modality contrast agents for simultaneous ultrasound and MRI detection.
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- Peng Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University , Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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Sherwood V, Civale J, Rivens I, Collins DJ, Leach MO, ter Haar GR. Development of a hybrid magnetic resonance and ultrasound imaging system. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:914347. [PMID: 25177702 PMCID: PMC4142177 DOI: 10.1155/2014/914347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2014] [Revised: 07/11/2014] [Accepted: 07/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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A system which allows magnetic resonance (MR) and ultrasound (US) image data to be acquired simultaneously has been developed. B-mode and Doppler US were performed inside the bore of a clinical 1.5 T MRI scanner using a clinical 1-4 MHz US transducer with an 8-metre cable. Susceptibility artefacts and RF noise were introduced into MR images by the US imaging system. RF noise was minimised by using aluminium foil to shield the transducer. A study of MR and B-mode US image signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) as a function of transducer-phantom separation was performed using a gel phantom. This revealed that a 4 cm separation between the phantom surface and the transducer was sufficient to minimise the effect of the susceptibility artefact in MR images. MR-US imaging was demonstrated in vivo with the aid of a 2 mm VeroWhite 3D-printed spherical target placed over the thigh muscle of a rat. The target allowed single-point registration of MR and US images in the axial plane to be performed. The system was subsequently demonstrated as a tool for the targeting and visualisation of high intensity focused ultrasound exposure in the rat thigh muscle.
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- Victoria Sherwood
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, 123 Old Brompton Road, London SW7 3RP, UK
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- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, 123 Old Brompton Road, London SW7 3RP, UK
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- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, 123 Old Brompton Road, London SW7 3RP, UK
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- Department of Clinical Magnetic Resonance, CRUK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, 123 Old Brompton Road, London SW7 3RP, UK
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- Department of Clinical Magnetic Resonance, CRUK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, 123 Old Brompton Road, London SW7 3RP, UK
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- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, 123 Old Brompton Road, London SW7 3RP, UK
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Vijayan S, Klein S, Hofstad EF, Lindseth F, Ystgaard B, Langø T. Motion tracking in the liver: Validation of a method based on 4D ultrasound using a nonrigid registration technique. Med Phys 2014; 41:082903. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4890091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Niendorf T, Schulz-Menger J. [Cardiovascular ultrahigh field magnetic resonance imaging : challenges, technical solutions and opportunities]. Radiologe 2014; 53:422-8. [PMID: 23613023 DOI: 10.1007/s00117-012-2348-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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CLINICAL/METHODICAL ISSUE This involves high spatial resolution cardiac imaging with ultrahigh magnetic fields (7 T) and clinically acceptable image quality. STANDARD RADIOLOGICAL METHODS Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at a field strength of 1.5 T using a spatial resolution of (2 × 2 × 6-8) mm(3). METHODICAL INNOVATIONS Cardiac MRI at ultrahigh field strength makes use of multitransmit/receive radiofrequency (RF) technology and development of novel technology that utilizes the traits of ultrahigh field MRI. PERFORMANCE Enhanced spatial resolution which is superior by a factor of 6-10 to what can be achieved by current clinical cardiac MRI. The relative spatial resolution (pixels per anatomical structure) comes close to what can be accomplished by current cardiac MRI in small rodents. ACHIEVEMENTS Feasibility studies demonstrate the gain in spatial resolution at 7.0 T due to the sensitivity advantage inherent to ultrahigh magnetic fields. PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS Please stay tuned and please put further weight behind the solution of the remaining technical problems of cardiac MRI at 7.0 T.
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- T Niendorf
- Berlin Ultrahigh Field Facility (B.U.F.F.), Max-Delbrück Centrum für Molekulare Medizin, Robert-Rössle-Str. 10, 13125, Berlin, Deutschland.
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Poehlmann M, Grishenkov D, Kothapalli SVVN, Härmark J, Hebert H, Philipp A, Hoeller R, Seuss M, Kuttner C, Margheritelli S, Paradossi G, Fery A. On the interplay of shell structure with low- and high-frequency mechanics of multifunctional magnetic microbubbles. SOFT MATTER 2014; 10:214-26. [PMID: 24651844 DOI: 10.1039/c3sm51560e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Polymer-shelled magnetic microbubbles have great potential as hybrid contrast agents for ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging. In this work, we studied US/MRI contrast agents based on air-filled poly(vinyl alcohol)-shelled microbubbles combined with superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs). The SPIONs are integrated either physically or chemically into the polymeric shell of the microbubbles (MBs). As a result, two different designs of a hybrid contrast agent are obtained. With the physical approach, SPIONs are embedded inside the polymeric shell and with the chemical approach SPIONs are covalently linked to the shell surface. The structural design of hybrid probes is important, because it strongly determines the contrast agent's response in the considered imaging methods. In particular, we were interested how structural differences affect the shell's mechanical properties, which play a key role for the MBs' US imaging performance. Therefore, we thoroughly characterized the MBs' geometric features and investigated low-frequency mechanics by using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and high-frequency mechanics by using acoustic tests. Thus, we were able to quantify the impact of the used SPIONs integration method on the shell's elastic modulus, shear modulus and shear viscosity. In summary, the suggested approach contributes to an improved understanding of structure-property relations in US-active hybrid contrast agents and thus provides the basis for their sustainable development and optimization.
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- Melanie Poehlmann
- Department of Physical Chemistry II, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, DE-95440 Bayreuth, Germany.
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Muller A, Petrusca L, Auboiroux V, Valette PJ, Salomir R, Cotton F. Management of Respiratory Motion in Extracorporeal High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Treatment in Upper Abdominal Organs: Current Status and Perspectives. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2013; 36:1464-1476. [DOI: 10.1007/s00270-013-0713-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2012] [Accepted: 05/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Hybrid Ultrasound/Magnetic Resonance Simultaneous Acquisition and Image Fusion for Motion Monitoring in the Upper Abdomen. Invest Radiol 2013; 48:333-40. [DOI: 10.1097/rli.0b013e31828236c3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Roy CW, Seed M, van Amerom JFP, Al Nafisi B, Grosse-Wortmann L, Yoo SJ, Macgowan CK. Dynamic imaging of the fetal heart using metric optimized gating. Magn Reson Med 2013; 70:1598-607. [PMID: 23382068 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.24614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2012] [Revised: 11/28/2012] [Accepted: 12/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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PURPOSE Advances in fetal cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging have been limited by the absence of a reliable cardiac gating signal. The purpose of this work was to develop and validate metric-optimized gating (MOG) for cine imaging of the fetal heart. THEORY AND METHODS Cine MR and electrocardiogram data were acquired in healthy adult volunteers for validation of the MOG method. Comparison of MOG and electrocardiogram reconstructions was performed based on the image quality for each method, and the difference between MOG and electrocardiogram trigger times. Fetal images were also acquired, their quality evaluated by experienced radiologists, and the theoretical error in the MOG trigger times were calculated. RESULTS Excellent agreement between electrocardiogram and MOG reconstructions was observed. The experimental errors in adult MOG trigger times for all five volunteers were ± (7, 25, 17, 8, and 13) ms. Fetal images captured normal and diseased cardiac dynamics. CONCLUSION MOG for cine imaging of the fetal myocardium was developed and validated in adults. Using MOG, the first gated MR images of the human fetal myocardium were obtained. Small moving structures were visualized during radial contraction, thus capturing normal fetal cardiac wall motion and permitting assessment of cardiac function.
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- Christopher W Roy
- Departments of Medical Biophysics and Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Liu G, Qi XL, Robert N, Dick AJ, Wright GA. Ultrasound-guided identification of cardiac imaging windows. Med Phys 2012; 39:3009-18. [PMID: 22755685 DOI: 10.1118/1.4711757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Currently, the use of cine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to identify cardiac quiescent periods relative to the electrocardiogram (ECG) signal is insufficient for producing submillimeter-resolution coronary MR angiography (MRA) images. In this work, the authors perform a time series comparison between tissue Doppler echocardiograms of the interventricular septum (IVS) and concurrent biplane x-ray angiograms. Our results indicate very close agreement between the diastasis gating windows identified by both the IVS and x-ray techniques. METHODS Seven cath lab patients undergoing diagnostic angiograms were simultaneously scanned during a breath hold by ultrasound and biplane x-ray for six to eight heartbeats. The heart rate of each patient was stable. Dye was injected into either the left or right-coronary vasculature. The IVS was imaged using color tissue Doppler in an apical four-chamber view. Diastasis was estimated on the IVS velocity curve. On the biplane angiograms, proximal, mid, and distal regions were identified on the coronary artery (CA). Frame by frame correlation was used to derive displacement, and then velocity, for each region. The quiescent periods for a CA and its subsegments were estimated based on velocity. Using Pearson's correlation coefficient and Bland-Altman analysis, the authors compared the start and end times of the diastasis windows as estimated from the IVS and CA velocities. The authors also estimated the vessel blur across the diastasis windows of multiple sequential heartbeats of each patient. RESULTS In total, 17 heartbeats were analyzed. The range of heart rate observed across patients was 47-79 beats per minute (bpm) with a mean of 57 bpm. Significant correlations (R > 0.99; p < 0.01) were observed between the IVS and x-ray techniques for the identification of the start and end times of diastasis windows. The mean difference in the starting times between IVS and CA quiescent windows was -12.0 ms. The mean difference in end times between IVS and CA quiescent windows was -3.5 ms. In contrast, the correlation between RR interval and both the start and duration of the x-ray gating windows were relatively weaker: R = 0.63 (p = 0.13) and R = 0.86 (p = 0.01). For IVS gating windows, the average estimated vessel blurs during single and multiple heartbeats were 0.5 and 0.66 mm, respectively. For x-ray gating windows, the corresponding values were 0.26 and 0.44 mm, respectively. CONCLUSIONS In this study, the authors showed that IVS velocity can be used to identify periods of diastasis for coronary arteries. Despite variability in mid-diastolic rest positions over multiple steady rate heartbeats, vessel blurring of 0.5-1 mm was found to be achievable using the IVS gating technique. The authors envision this leading to a new cardiac gating system that, compared with conventional ECG gating, provides better resolution and shorter scan times for coronary MRA.
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- Garry Liu
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada.
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Schwartz BM, McDannold NJ. Ultrasound echoes as biometric navigators. Magn Reson Med 2012; 69:1023-33. [PMID: 22648783 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.24336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2011] [Revised: 04/23/2012] [Accepted: 04/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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We demonstrate a new method of using ultrasound data to achieve prospective motion compensation in MRI, especially for respiratory motion during interventional MRI procedures in moving organs such as the liver. The method relies on fingerprint-like biometrically distinct ultrasound echo patterns produced by different locations in tissue, which are collated with geometrical information from MRI during a training stage to form a mapping table that relates ultrasound measurements to positions. During prospective correction, the system makes frequent ultrasound measurements and uses the map to determine the corresponding position. Results in motorized linear motion phantoms and freely breathing animals indicate that the system performs well. Apparent motion is reduced by up to 97.8%, and motion artifacts are reduced or eliminated in two-dimensional spoiled gradient-echo images. The motion compensation is sufficient to permit MRI thermometry of focused ultrasound heating during respiratory-like motion, with results similar to those obtained in the absence of motion. This new technique may have applications for MRI thermometry and other dynamic imaging in the abdomen during free breathing.
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Maclaren J, Herbst M, Speck O, Zaitsev M. Prospective motion correction in brain imaging: a review. Magn Reson Med 2012; 69:621-36. [PMID: 22570274 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.24314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 258] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2012] [Revised: 03/30/2012] [Accepted: 04/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Motion correction in magnetic resonance imaging by real-time adjustment of the imaging pulse sequence was first proposed more than 20 years ago. Recent advances have resulted from combining real-time correction with new navigator and external tracking mechanisms capable of quantifying rigid-body motion in all 6 degrees of freedom. The technique is now often referred to as "prospective motion correction." This article describes the fundamentals of prospective motion correction and reviews the latest developments in its application to brain imaging and spectroscopy. Although emphasis is placed on the brain as the organ of interest, the same principles apply whenever the imaged object can be approximated as a rigid body. Prospective motion correction can be used with most MR sequences, so it has potential to make a large impact in clinical routine. To maximize the benefits obtained from the technique, there are, however, several challenges still to be met. These include practical implementation issues, such as obtaining tracking data with minimal delay, and more fundamental problems, such as the magnetic field distortions caused by a moving object. This review discusses these challenges and summarizes the state of the art. We hope that this work will motivate further developments in prospective motion correction and help the technique to reach its full potential.
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- Julian Maclaren
- Medical Physics, Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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Auboiroux V, Petrusca L, Viallon M, Goget T, Becker CD, Salomir R. Ultrasonography-based 2D motion-compensated HIFU sonication integrated with reference-free MR temperature monitoring: a feasibility studyex vivo. Phys Med Biol 2012; 57:N159-71. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/57/10/n159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Chandrana C, Bevan P, Hudson J, Pang I, Burns P, Plewes D, Chopra R. Development of a platform for co-registered ultrasound and MR contrast imagingin vivo. Phys Med Biol 2011; 56:861-77. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/56/3/020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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de Senneville BD, Ries M, Bartels LW, Moonen CTW. MRI-Guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Sonication of Liver and Kidney. INTERVENTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/174_2011_394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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