DREAM--a novel approach for robust, ultrafast, multislice B₁ mapping.

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the risk of radiofrequency (RF)-induced heating in patients with MR-conditional pacemaker (PM) systems, in the presence of another lead abandoned from a previous implant. METHODS:Four commercial pacemaker leads were placed beside a MR-conditional PM system, inside a human trunk simulator. The phantom...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Mattei E,Gentili G,Censi F,Triventi M,Calcagnini G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop velocity-selective (VS) MR angiography (MRA) protocols for arteriography and venography with whole-brain coverage. METHODS:Tissue suppression using velocity-selective saturation (VSS) pulse trains is sensitive to radiofrequency field (B1 +) inhomogeneity. To reduce its sensitivity, we replaced the l...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Li W,Xu F,Schär M,Liu J,Shin T,Zhao Y,van Zijl PCM,Wasserman BA,Qiao Y,Qin Q

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The analysis of abdominal and thoracic dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI is often impaired by artifacts and misregistration caused by physiological motion. Breath-hold is too short to cover long acquisitions. A novel multipurpose reconstruction technique, entitled dynamic contrast-enhanced generalized reconstruction by in...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Filipovic M,Vuissoz PA,Codreanu A,Claudon M,Felblinger J

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop a flexible fast spin echo (FSE) triple-echo Dixon (FTED) technique. METHODS:An FSE pulse sequence was modified by replacing each readout gradient with three fast-switching bipolar readout gradients with minimal interecho dead time. The corresponding three echoes were used to generate three raw image...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Son JB,Hwang KP,Madewell JE,Bayram E,Hazle JD,Low RN,Ma J

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A regularized algorithm is presented for localized in vivo shimming. The technique uses first- (X,Y,Z), second- (Z(2), ZX, ZY, X(2)-Y(2), XY), and third-order (Z(3)) shim coils, and is robust when applied to arbitrarily-shaped, as well as off-center, regions of interest (ROIs). A single-shot spiral pulse sequence is u...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Kim DH,Adalsteinsson E,Glover GH,Spielman DM

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and relaxation time measurements of bioresorbable implants made of polylactic acid (PLA), as well as the surrounding tissues, were carried out over a period of 6 months to monitor the implant state and the body's responses, and to determine how these processes are reflected in MR data. ...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Stroman PW,Dorvil JC,Marois Y,Poddevin N,Guidoin R

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prebolus technique allows one to quantify perfusion in the human heart with a low variability by means of MRI. In this study the prebolus technique was used to determine quantitative perfusion values in the human heart under adenosine stress and to measure the myocardial perfusion reserve (MPR). Twelve healthy vol...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Ritter C,Brackertz A,Sandstede J,Beer M,Hahn D,Köstler H

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Respiratory organ motion is still the major challenge of various image-guided treatments in the abdomen. Dynamic organ motion tracking, necessary for the treatment control, can be performed with volumetric time-resolved MRI that sequentially acquires one image and one navigator slice. Here, a novel imaging meth...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Celicanin Z,Bieri O,Preiswerk F,Cattin P,Scheffler K,Santini F

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop and evaluate a novel 2D phase-unwrapping method that works robustly in the presence of severe noise, rapid phase changes, and disconnected regions. THEORY AND METHODS:The MR phase map usually varies rapidly in regions adjacent to wraps. In contrast, the phasors can vary slowly, especially in regions...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Cheng J,Mei Y,Liu B,Guan J,Liu X,Wu EX,Feng Q,Chen W,Feng Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MRI of myocardial perfusion observed with an extracellular contrast agent has proven valuable for the detection of coronary artery disease. During contrast enhancement transient dark rim artifacts are sometimes visible, complicating diagnosis and quantification. In this work a quantification of the frequency offsets c...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Ferreira P,Gatehouse P,Bucciarelli-Ducci C,Wage R,Firmin D

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) microstructure imaging provides a unique noninvasive probe into tissue microstructure. The technique relies on biophysically motivated mathematical models, relating microscopic tissue features to the magnetic resonance (MR) signal. This work aims to determine which com...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Ferizi U,Schneider T,Panagiotaki E,Nedjati-Gilani G,Zhang H,Wheeler-Kingshott CA,Alexander DC

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Segmentation of cardiac cine MRI data is routinely used for the volumetric analysis of cardiac function. Conventionally, 2D contours are drawn on short-axis (SAX) image stacks with relatively thick slices (typically 8 mm). Here, an acquisition/reconstruction strategy is used for obtaining isotropic 3D cine data...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Odille F,Bustin A,Liu S,Chen B,Vuissoz PA,Felblinger J,Bonnemains L

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Because of short signal lifetimes and respiratory motion, 3D lung MRI is still challenging today. Zero-TE (ZTE) pulse sequences offer promising solutions as they overcome the issue of short T 2 ∗ ...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Boucneau T,Fernandez B,Besson FL,Menini A,Wiesinger F,Durand E,Caramella C,Darrasse L,Maître X

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Establishing a framework to evaluate performances of prospective motion correction (PMC) MRI considering motion variability between MRI scans. METHODS:A framework was developed to obtain quantitative comparisons between different motion correction setups, considering that varying intrinsic motion patterns betw...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Pannetier NA,Stavrinos T,Ng P,Herbst M,Zaitsev M,Young K,Matson G,Schuff N

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Black blood MRI is an attractive tool for monitoring normal and pathological wall thickening; however, limited spatial resolutions can conspire with complex vascular geometries to distort the appearance of the wall in ways hitherto unclear. To elucidate this, a thin-walled cylinder model was developed to predict the c...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Antiga L,Wasserman BA,Steinman DA

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To test octafluorocyclobutane (OFCB) as an inhalation contrast agent for fluorine-19 MRI of the lung, and to compare the image quality of OFCB scans with perfluoropropane (PFP) scans THEORY AND METHODS: After normalizing for the number of signal averages, a theoretical comparison between the OFCB signal-to-nois...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Shepelytskyi Y,Li T,Grynko V,Newman C,Hane FT,Albert MS

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Techniques are described for the (31)P NMR analysis of glycerophospholipid (PL) headgroup and molecular species in brain. The (31)P NMR spectrum of PLs from human temporal cortex, solubilized in aqueous Na cholate, typically showed 3 major resonances, assigned to phosphatidylcholine (PC) molecular species containing 0...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Pearce JM,Komoroski RA

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sensitivity of diffusion-weighted MRI was compared to that of T2-weighted MRI following temporary middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCA-O) for 33 min followed by 4 h of reperfusion in rats. Diffusion-weighted spin-echo images using strong gradients (b value of 1413 s/mm2) demonstrated a significant increase in sig...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Mintorovitch J,Moseley ME,Chileuitt L,Shimizu H,Cohen Y,Weinstein PR

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technique for reconstructing dynamic undersampled MRI data, termed "x-f choice," was developed and applied to dynamic contrast-enhanced MR angiography (DCE-MRA). Regular undersampling in k-t space (a hybrid of k-space and time) creates aliasing in the conjugate x-f space that must be resolved. When regions in the ob...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Malik SJ,Schmitz S,O'Regan D,Larkman DJ,Hajnal JV

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In proton magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) metallic substances lead to magnetic field distortions that often result in signal voids in the adjacent anatomic structures. Thus, metallic objects and superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO)-labeled cells appear as hypointense artifacts that obscure the underlying anatomy. The ...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Stuber M,Gilson WD,Schär M,Kedziorek DA,Hofmann LV,Shah S,Vonken EJ,Bulte JW,Kraitchman DL

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate white matter (WM) development, voxelwise analyses of diffusion tensor MRI (DTMRI) data, acquired from 12 very preterm and 11 preterm infants with gestational ages (GA) ranging from 25 to 29 and 29 to 32 weeks, respectively, and 10 newborn normal term infants were performed. T(2) relaxation measures were...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Rose SE,Hatzigeorgiou X,Strudwick MW,Durbridge G,Davies PS,Colditz PB

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A MultiEcho Segmented EPI with z-shimmed BAckground gradient Compensation (MESBAC) pulse sequence is proposed and validated for functional MRI (fMRI) study in regions suffering from severe susceptibility artifacts. This sequence provides an effective tradeoff between spatial and temporal resolution and reduces image d...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Li Z,Wu G,Zhao X,Luo F,Li SJ

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multichannel transmission has the potential to improve many aspects of MRI through a new paradigm in excitation. In this study, multichannel transmission is used to address the effects that variations in B(0) homogeneity have on fat-saturation preparation through the use of the frequency, phase, and amplitude degrees ...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Heilman JA,Derakhshan JD,Riffe MJ,Gudino N,Tkach J,Flask CA,Duerk JL,Griswold MA

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis initially develops predominantly at the aortic root and carotid origin, where effective visualization in mice requires efficient cardiac and respiratory gating. The present study sought to first compare the high-resolution MRI gating performance of two digital gating strategies using: 1) separate cardi...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Alsaid H,Sabbah M,Bendahmane Z,Fokapu O,Felblinger J,Desbleds-Mansard C,Corot C,Briguet A,Crémillieux Y,Canet-Soulas E

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ferumoxytol is an ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide agent marketed for the treatment of anemia. There has been increasing interest in its properties as an MRI contrast agent as well as greater awareness of its adverse event profile. This mini-review summarizes the current state of knowledge of the risks of ferum...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Vasanawala SS,Nguyen KL,Hope MD,Bridges MD,Hope TA,Reeder SB,Bashir MR

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new strategy for a quantitative measurement of regional pulmonary ventilation using hyperpolarized helium-3 (3He) MRI has been developed. The method employs the build-up of the signal intensity after a variable number of (3)He breaths. A mathematical model of the signal dynamics is presented, from which the local ve...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Deninger AJ,Månsson S,Petersson JS,Pettersson G,Magnusson P,Svensson J,Fridlund B,Hansson G,Erjefeldt I,Wollmer P,Golman K

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Waveguide elastography (WGE) combines magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), and anisotropic inversions for a determination of the elastic properties of white matter. Previously, the method evaluated the anisotropic elastic properties of the corticospinal tracts (CSTs) of healthy...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Romano A,Guo J,Prokscha T,Meyer T,Hirsch S,Braun J,Sack I,Scheel M

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human intervertebral discs were investigated by 1H NMR in vitro. The measured parameters of samples differently located in discs give the "maps" of discs. The spin-lattice relaxation-time maps show similar structure to dry matter and bound water maps, which might mean the future possibility to detect certain disc proc...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Furó I,Bobest M,Pócsik I,Tompa K

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE-) MRI is often used to evaluate the response to experimental antiangiogenic therapies in small animal models of cancer. Unfortunately, DCE-MRI studies often require a substantial investment of both time and money to achieve the desired level of statistical significance. Multiple-mouse MR...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Ramirez MS,Ragan DK,Kundra V,Bankson JA

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Cross-term spatiotemporal encoding (xSPEN) is a single-shot approach with exceptional immunity to field heterogeneities, the images of which faithfully deliver 2D spatial distributions without requiring a priori information or using postacquisition corrections. xSPEN, however, suffers from signal-to-noise ratio...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Zhang Z,Frydman L

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00