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PURPOSE:To design, construct, and evaluate quantitative MR phantoms that mimic MRI signals from the liver with simultaneous control of three parameters: proton-density fat fraction (PDFF), R 2 ∗ , and T1 . These parameters are established biomarkers of hepatic steatosis, iron overload, and fibrosis/inflammation, respectively, which can occur simultaneously in the liver. METHODS:Phantoms including multiple vials were constructed. Peanut oil was used to modulate PDFF, MnCl2 and iron microspheres were used to modulate R 2 ∗ , and NiCl2 was used to modulate the T1 of water (T1,water ). Phantoms were evaluated at both 1.5 T and 3 T using stimulated-echo acquisition-mode MRS and chemical shift-encoded MRI. Stimulated-echo acquisition-mode MRS data were processed to estimate T1,water , T1,fat , R 2 , water ∗ , and R 2 , fat ∗ for each vial. Chemical shift-encoded MRI data were processed to generate PDFF and R 2 ∗ maps, and measurements were obtained in each vial. Measurements were evaluated using linear regression and Bland-Altman analysis. RESULTS:High-quality PDFF and R 2 ∗ maps were obtained with homogeneous values throughout each vial. High correlation was observed between imaging PDFF with target PDFF (slope = 0.94-0.97, R2 = 0.994-0.997) and imaging R 2 ∗ with target R 2 ∗ (slope = 0.84-0.88, R2 = 0.935-0.943) at both 1.5 T and 3 T. The values of R 2 , fat ∗ and R 2 , water ∗ were highly correlated with slope close to 1.0 at both 1.5 T (slope = 0.90, R2 = 0.988) and 3 T (slope = 0.99, R2 = 0.959), similar to the behavior observed in vivo. The value of T1,water (500-1200 ms) was controlled with varying NiCl2 concentration, while T1,fat (300 ms) was independent of NiCl2 concentration. CONCLUSION:Novel quantitative MRI phantoms that mimic the simultaneous presence of fat, iron, and fibrosis in the liver were successfully developed and validated.
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Magn Reson Medjournal_title
Magnetic resonance in medicineauthors
Zhao R,Hamilton G,Brittain JH,Reeder SB,Hernando Ddoi
10.1002/mrm.28452subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2021-02-01 00:00:00pages
734-747issue
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0740-3194issn
1522-2594journal_volume
85pub_type
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