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Xiang H, Fessler JA, Noll DC. Model-based reconstruction for looping-star MRI. Magn Reson Med 2024; 91:2104-2113. [PMID: 38282253 PMCID: PMC10950512 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29927] [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: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to develop a reconstruction method that more fully models the signals and reconstructs gradient echo (GRE) images without sacrificing the signal to noise ratio and spatial resolution, compared to conventional gridding and model-based image reconstruction method. METHODS By modeling the trajectories for every spoke and simplifying the scenario to only echo-in and echo-out mixture, the approach explicitly models the overlapping echoes. After modeling the overlapping echoes with two system matrices, we use the conjugate gradient algorithm (CG-SENSE) with the nonuniform FFT (NUFFT) to optimize the image reconstruction cost function. RESULTS The proposed method is demonstrated in phantoms and in-vivo volunteer experiments for three-dimensional, high-resolution T2*-weighted imaging and functional MRI tasks. Compared to the gridding method, the high resolution protocol exhibits improved spatial resolution and reduced signal loss as a result of less intra-voxel dephasing. The fMRI task shows that the proposed model-based method produced images with reduced artifacts and blurring as well as more stable and prominent time courses. CONCLUSION The proposed model-based reconstruction results shows improved spatial resolution and reduced artifacts. The fMRI task shows improved time series and activation map due to the reduced overlapping echoes and under-sampling artifacts.
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- EECS, University of Michigan, Michigan, USA
- Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Michigan, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Michigan, USA
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Fyrdahl A, Ullvin A, Ramos JG, Seiberlich N, Ugander M, Sigfridsson A. Three-dimensional sector-wise golden angle-improved k-space uniformity after electrocardiogram binning. Magn Reson Med 2023; 90:1041-1052. [PMID: 37183485 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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PURPOSE To develop and evaluate a 3D sector-wise golden-angle (3D-SWIG) profile ordering scheme for cardiovascular MR cine imaging that maintains high k-space uniformity after electrocardiogram (ECG) binning. METHOD Cardiovascular MR (CMR) was performed at 1.5 T. A balanced SSFP pulse sequence was implemented with a novel 3D-SWIG radial ordering, where k-space was divided into wedges, and each wedge was acquired in a separate heartbeat. The high uniformity of k-space coverage after physiological binning can be used to perform functional imaging using a very short acquisition. The 3D-SWIG was compared with two commonly used 3D radial trajectories for CMR (i.e., double golden angle and spiral phyllotaxis) in numerical simulations. Free-breathing 3D-SWIG and conventional breath-held 2D cine were compared in patients (n = 17) referred clinically for CMR. Quantitative comparison was performed based on left ventricular segmentation. RESULTS Numerical simulations showed that 3D-SWIG both required smaller steps between successive readouts and achieved better k-space sampling uniformity after binning than either the double golden angle or spiral phyllotaxis trajectories. In vivo evaluation showed that measurements of left ventricular ejection fraction calculated from a 48 heart-beat free-breathing 3D-SWIG acquisition were highly reproducible and agreed with breath-held 2D-Cartesian cine (mean ± SD difference of -3.1 ± 3.5% points). CONCLUSIONS The 3D-SWIG acquisition offers a simple solution for highly improved k-space uniformity after physiological binning. The feasibility of the 3D-SWIG method is demonstrated in this study through whole-heart cine imaging during free breathing with an acquisition time of less than 1 min.
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- Alexander Fyrdahl
- Department of Clinical Physiology, Karolinska University Hospital, and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Karolinska University Hospital, and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Karolinska University Hospital, and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Karolinska University Hospital, and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- The Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital, and University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Karolinska University Hospital, and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Piek M, Ryd D, Töger J, Testud F, Hedström E, Aletras AH. Fetal 3D cardiovascular cine image acquisition using radial sampling and compressed sensing. Magn Reson Med 2023; 89:594-604. [PMID: 36156292 PMCID: PMC10087603 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29467] [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: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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PURPOSE To explore a fetal 3D cardiovascular cine acquisition using a radial image acquisition and compressed-sensing reconstruction and compare image quality and scan time with conventional multislice 2D imaging. METHODS Volumetric fetal cardiac data were acquired in 26 volunteers using a radial 3D balanced SSFP pulse sequence. Cardiac gating was performed using a Doppler ultrasound device. Images were reconstructed using a parallel-imaging and compressed-sensing algorithm. Multiplanar reformatting to standard cardiac views was performed before image analysis. Clinical 2D images were used for comparison. Qualitative and quantitative image evaluation were performed by two experienced observers (scale: 1-4). Volumes, mass, and function were assessed. RESULTS Average scan time for the 3D imaging was 6 min, including one localizer. A 2D imaging stack covering the entire heart including localizer sequences took at least 6.5 min, depending on planning complexity. The 3D acquisition was successful in 7 of 26 subjects (27%). Overall image contrast and perceived resolution were lower in the 3D images. Nonetheless, the 3D images had, on average, a moderate cardiac diagnostic quality (median [range]: 3 [1-4]). Standard clinical 2D acquisitions had a high cardiac diagnostic quality (median [range]: 4 [3, 4]). Cardiac measurements were not different between 2D and 3D images (all p > 0.16). CONCLUSION The presented free-breathing whole-heart fetal 3D radial cine MRI acquisition and reconstruction method enables retrospective visualization of all cardiac views while keeping examination times short. This proof-of-concept work produced images with diagnostic quality, while at the same time reducing the planning complexity to a single localizer.
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- Marjolein Piek
- Clinical Physiology, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Clinical Physiology, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Clinical Physiology, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Clinical Physiology, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.,Diagnostic Radiology, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Clinical Physiology, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.,Laboratory of Computing, Medical Informatics and Biomedical-Imaging Technologies, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Balasch A, Metze P, Li H, Rottbauer W, Abaei A, Rasche V. Tiny golden angle ultrashort echo-time lung imaging in mice. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2021; 34:e4591. [PMID: 34322941 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.4591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Revised: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 07/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Imaging the lung parenchyma with MRI is particularly difficult in small animals due to the high respiratory and heart rates, and ultrashort T2* at high magnetic field strength caused by the high susceptibilities induced by the air-tissue interfaces. In this study, a 2D ultrashort echo-time (UTE) technique was combined with tiny golden angle (tyGA) ordering. Data were acquired continuously at 11.7 T and retrospective center-of-k-space gating was applied to reconstruct respiratory multistage images. Lung (proton) density (fP ), T2*, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), fractional ventilation (FV) and perfusion (f) were quantified, and the application to dynamic contrast agent (CA)-enhanced (DCE) qualitative perfusion assessment tested. The interobserver and intraobserver and interstudy reproducibility of the quantitative parameters were investigated. High-quality images of the lung parenchyma could be acquired in all animals. Over all lung regions a mean T2* of 0.20 ± 0.05 ms was observed. FV resulted as 0.31 ± 0.13, and a trend towards lower SNR values during inspiration (EX: SNR = 12.48 ± 6.68, IN: SNR = 11.79 ± 5.86) and a significant (P < 0.001) decrease in lung density (EX: fP = 0.69 ± 0.13, IN: fP = 0.62 ± 0.13) were observed. Quantitative perfusion results as 34.63 ± 9.05 mL/cm3 /min (systole) and 32.77 ± 8.55 mL/cm3 /min (diastole) on average. The CA dynamics could be assessed and, because of the continuous nature of the data acquisition, reconstructed at different temporal resolutions. Where a good to excellent interobserver reproducibility and an excellent intraobserver reproducibility resulted, the interstudy reproducibility was only fair to good. In conclusion, the combination of tiny golden angles with UTE (2D tyGA UTE) resulted in a reliable imaging technique for lung morphology and function in mice, providing uniform k-space coverage and thus low-artefact images of the lung parenchyma after gating.
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- Anke Balasch
- Department of Internal Medicine II, Ulm University Medical Centre, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Ulm University Medical Centre, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Medicine and Health Key Laboratory of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia, People's Republic of China
- Core Facility Small Animal Imaging (CF-SANI), Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Ulm University Medical Centre, Ulm, Germany
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- Core Facility Small Animal Imaging (CF-SANI), Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Ulm University Medical Centre, Ulm, Germany
- Core Facility Small Animal Imaging (CF-SANI), Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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Taddese AM, Verrier N, Debailleul M, Courbot JB, Haeberlé O. Optimizing sample illumination scanning for reflection and 4Pi tomographic diffractive microscopy. APPLIED OPTICS 2021; 60:7745-7753. [PMID: 34613246 DOI: 10.1364/ao.435721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Tomographic diffractive microscopy (TDM) is increasingly gaining attention, owing to its high-resolution, label-free imaging capability. Fast acquisitions necessitate limiting the number of holograms to be recorded. Reconstructions then rely on optimal Fourier space filling to retain image quality and resolution, that is, they rely on optimal scanning of the tomographic illuminations. In this work, we theoretically study reflection TDM, and then the 4Pi TDM, a combination of transmission and reflection systems. Image simulations are conducted to determine optimal angular sweeping. We found that three-dimensional uniform scanning fills Fourier space the best for both reflection and 4Pi configurations, providing a better refractive index estimation for the observed sample.
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Kratzer FJ, Flassbeck S, Schmitter S, Wilferth T, Magill AW, Knowles BR, Platt T, Bachert P, Ladd ME, Nagel AM. 3D sodium ( 23 Na) magnetic resonance fingerprinting for time-efficient relaxometric mapping. Magn Reson Med 2021; 86:2412-2425. [PMID: 34061397 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.28873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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PURPOSE To develop a framework for 3D sodium (23 Na) MR fingerprinting (MRF), based on irreducible spherical tensor operators with tailored flip angle (FA) pattern and time-efficient data acquisition for simultaneous quantification of T1 , T 2 l ∗ , T 2 s ∗ , and T 2 ∗ in addition to ΔB0 . METHODS 23 Na-MRF was implemented in a 3D sequence and irreducible spherical tensor operators were exploited in the simulations. Furthermore, the Cramér Rao lower bound was used to optimize the flip angle pattern. A combination of single and double echo readouts was implemented to increase the readout efficiency. A study was conducted to compare results in a multicompartment phantom acquired with MRF and reference methods. Finally, the relaxation times in the human brain were measured in four healthy volunteers. RESULTS Phantom experiments revealed a mean difference of 1.0% between relaxation times acquired with MRF and results determined with the reference methods. Simultaneous quantification of the longitudinal and transverse relaxation times in the human brain was possible within 32 min using 3D 23 Na-MRF with a nominal resolution of (5 mm)3 . In vivo measurements in four volunteers yielded average relaxation times of: T1,brain = (35.0 ± 3.2) ms, T 2 l , brain ∗ = (29.3 ± 3.8) ms and T 2 s , brain ∗ = (5.5 ± 1.3) ms in brain tissue, whereas T1,CSF = (61.9 ± 2.8) ms and T 2 , CSF ∗ = (46.3 ± 4.5) ms was found in cerebrospinal fluid. CONCLUSION The feasibility of in vivo 3D relaxometric sodium mapping within roughly ½ h is demonstrated using MRF in the human brain, moving sodium relaxometric mapping toward clinically relevant measurement times.
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- Fabian J Kratzer
- Medical Physics in Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Medical Physics in Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, New York University, New York, New York, USA
- Center for Advanced Imaging Innovation and Research, New York University, New York, New York, USA
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- Medical Physics in Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Braunschweig and Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Radiology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Medical Physics in Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Medical Physics in Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Medical Physics in Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Medical Physics in Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Medical Physics in Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Faculty of Medicine, Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Medical Physics in Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute of Radiology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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