abstract：PURPOSE:Neural networks have received recent interest for reconstruction of undersampled MR acquisitions. Ideally, network performance should be optimized by drawing the training and testing data from the same domain. In practice, however, large datasets comprising hundreds of subjects scanned under a common protocol a...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Dar SUH,Özbey M,Çatlı AB,Çukur T

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To model and correct the dephasing effects in the gradient-echo signal for arbitrary RF excitation pulses with large flip angles in the presence of macroscopic field variations. METHODS:The dephasing of the spoiled 2D gradient-echo signal was modeled using a numerical solution of the Bloch equations to calcula...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Soellradl M,Lesch A,Strasser J,Pirpamer L,Stollberger R,Ropele S,Langkammer C

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) measures stiffness of soft tissues by analyzing their spatial harmonic response to externally induced shear vibrations. Many MRE methods use inversion-based reconstruction approaches, which invoke first- or second-order derivatives by finite difference operators (first- and...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Mura J,Schrank F,Sack I

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Dynamic glucose-enhanced (DGE)-MRI based on chemical exchange-sensitive MRI, that is, glucoCEST and gluco-chemical exchange-sensitive spin-lock (glucoCESL), is intrinsically prone to motion-induced artifacts because the final DGE contrast relies on the difference of images, which were acquired with a time gap o...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Boyd PS,Breitling J,Zimmermann F,Korzowski A,Zaiss M,Schuenke P,Weinfurtner N,Schlemmer HP,Ladd ME,Bachert P,Paech D,Goerke S

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To propose an explicit Balanced steady-state free precession (bSSFP) signal model that predicts eddy current-induced steady-state disruptions and to provide a prospective, practical, and general eddy current compensation method. THEORY AND METHODS:Gradient impulse response functions (GIRF) were used to simulat...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Bruijnen T,Stemkens B,van den Berg CAT,Tijssen RHN

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Irreversible electroporation (IRE) is a nonthermal tissue ablation technique that represents a promising treatment option for unresectable liver tumors, but the effectively treated zone cannot be reliably predicted. We investigate the potential benefit of transcatheter intra-arterial perfusion (TRIP) -MRI for t...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Figini M,Zhou K,Pan L,Sun C,Wang B,Hu S,Yang J,Shangguan J,Eresen A,Velichko Y,Yaghmai V,Zhang Z

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop and test real-time MR elastography for viscoelastic parameter quantification in skeletal muscle during dynamic exercises. METHODS:In 15 healthy participants, 6 groups of lower-leg muscles (tibialis anterior, tibialis posterior, peroneus, extensor digitorum longus, soleus, gastrocnemius) were investi...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Schrank F,Warmuth C,Görner S,Meyer T,Tzschätzsch H,Guo J,Uca YO,Elgeti T,Braun J,Sack I

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:MUSSELS is a one-step iterative reconstruction method for multishot diffusion weighted (msDW) imaging. The current work presents an efficient implementation, termed IRLS MUSSELS, that enables faster reconstruction to enhance its utility for high-resolution diffusion MRI studies. METHODS:The recently proposed M...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Mani M,Aggarwal HK,Magnotta V,Jacob M

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A new approach to design parallel transmit (pTx) head arrays is proposed that integrates transmit radiofrequency pulse designs with electromagnetic modeling of array coil elements. THEORY AND METHODS:An approach to design pTx head arrays is proposed that finds optimal groupings of a large number of coils into ...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Cao Z,Yan X,Gore JC,Grissom WA

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In diffusion MRI, the actual b-value played out on the scanner may deviate from the nominal value due to magnetic field imperfections. A simple image-based correction method for this problem is presented. METHODS:The apparent diffusion constant (ADC) of a water phantom was measured voxel-wise along 64 diffusio...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Lee Y,Kettinger AO,Wilm BJ,Deichmann R,Weiskopf N,Lambert C,Pruessmann KP,Nagy Z

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To demonstrate how triple diffusion encoding (TDE) MRI can be applied to separately estimate the intra-axonal and extra-axonal diffusion tensors in white matter (WM). METHODS:Using a TDE pulse sequence with an axially symmetric b-matrix, diffusion MRI data were acquired at 3T for 3 healthy adults with an axial...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Ramanna S,Moss HG,McKinnon ET,Yacoub E,Helpern JA,Jensen JH

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Oscillating gradient spin-echo (OGSE) diffusion MRI provides information about the microstructure of biological tissues by means of the frequency dependence of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC). ADC dependence on OGSE frequency has been explored in numerous rodent studies, but applications in the human b...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Arbabi A,Kai J,Khan AR,Baron CA

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This assesses the potential of measuring lactate in the human brain using three non-editing MRS methods at 7T and compares the accuracy and precision of the methods. METHODS:1 H MRS data were measured in the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex using a semi-adiabatic spin-echo full-intensity acquired localized...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Dehghani M,Do KQ,Magistretti P,Xin L

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop a modular magnetization preparation sequence for combined T2 -preparation and multidimensional outer volume suppression (OVS) for coronary artery imaging. METHODS:A combined T2 -prepared 1D OVS sequence with fat saturation was defined to contain a 90°-60 180°60 composite nonselective tip-down pulse,...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Zeng DY,Baron CA,Malavé MO,Kerr AB,Yang PC,Hu BS,Nishimura DG

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To quantify chemical exchange saturation transfer contrast in upper extremities of participants with lymphedema before and after standardized lymphatic mobilization therapy using correction procedures for B0 and B1 heterogeneity, and T1 relaxation. METHODS:Females with (n = 12) and without (n = 17) breast canc...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Crescenzi R,Donahue PMC,Mahany H,Lants SK,Donahue MJ

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop a rapid and motion-robust technique for volumetric MRI, which is based on cross-sectional real-time MRI acquisitions with automatic advancement of the slice position. METHODS:Real-time MRI with a frame-by-frame moving cross-section is performed with use of highly undersampled radial gradient-echo se...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Voit D,Kalentev O,van Zalk M,Joseph AA,Frahm J

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Undiagnosed dehydration compromises health outcomes across many populations. Existing dehydration diagnostics require invasive bodily fluid sampling or are easily confounded by fluid and electrolyte intake, environment, and physical activity limiting widespread adoption. We present a portable MR sensor designed...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Bashyam A,Frangieh CJ,Li M,Cima MJ

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present a double diffusion encoding MRI sequence on a clinical scanner to analyze micro-structure and micro-vasculature of tumors. METHODS:The sequence was tested on phantoms, asparaguses, and 2 tumors allografts in a rodent. Results were analyzed using an adapted VERDICT model to estimate microstructural p...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Duchêne G,Abarca-Quinones J,Leclercq I,Duprez T,Peeters F

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Reliable monitoring of tissue nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+ ) concentration may provide insights on its roles in normal and pathological aging. In the present study, we report a 1 H MRS pulse sequence for the in vivo, localized 1 H MRS detection of NAD+ from the human brain. METHODS:Studies were carr...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Bagga P,Hariharan H,Wilson NE,Beer JC,Shinohara RT,Elliott MA,Baur JA,Marincola FM,Witschey WR,Haris M,Detre JA,Reddy R

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A purely experimental method for MRI-based transfer function (TF) determination is presented. A TF characterizes the potential for radiofrequency heating of a linear implant by relating the incident tangential electric field to a scattered electric field at its tip. We utilize the previously introduced transfer...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Tokaya JP,Raaijmakers AJE,Luijten PR,Sbrizzi A,van den Berg CAT

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop a method to use information from multiple MRI contrasts to produce a composite angiogram with reduced sequence-specific artifacts and improved vessel depiction. METHODS:Bayesian posterior vessel probability was determined as a function of black blood (BB), contrast enhanced angiography (CE-MRA), and...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Kim D,Edjlali M,Turski P,Johnson KM

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the use of shielded-coaxial-cable (SCC) coils as elements for multi-channel receive-only and transceive arrays for 7T human MRI and to compare their performance with equivalently sized conventional loop coils. METHODS:The SCC coil element consists of a coaxial loop with interrupted central condu...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Ruytenberg T,Webb A,Zivkovic I

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To verify MR measurements of myocardial extracellular volume fraction (ECV) based on clinically applicable T1-mapping sequences against ECV measurements by radioisotope tracer in pigs and to relate the results to those obtained in volunteers. METHODS:Between May 2016 and March 2017, 8 volunteers (25 ± 4 years,...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Nordlund D,Xanthis C,Bidhult S,Jablonowski R,Kanski M,Kopic S,Carlsson M,Engblom H,Aletras AH,Arheden H

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Quantitative myocardial perfusion mapping has advantages over qualitative assessment, including the ability to detect global flow reduction. However, it is not clinically available and remains a research tool. Building upon the previously described imaging sequence, this study presents algorithm and implementat...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Xue H,Brown LAE,Nielles-Vallespin S,Plein S,Kellman P

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To test and implement a motion-robust and respiratory-resolved 3D Radial Flow framework that addresses the need for rapid, high resolution imaging in neonatal patients with congenital heart disease. METHODS:A 4-point velocity encoding and 3D radial trajectory with double-golden angle ordering was combined with...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Schrauben EM,Lim JM,Goolaub DS,Marini D,Seed M,Macgowan CK

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To demonstrate feasibility of transceive phase mapping with the PLANET method and its application for conductivity reconstruction in the brain. METHODS:Accuracy and precision of transceive phase (ϕ± ) estimation with PLANET, an ellipse fitting approach to phase-cycled balanced steady state free precession (bSS...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Gavazzi S,Shcherbakova Y,Bartels LW,Stalpers LJA,Lagendijk JJW,Crezee H,van den Berg CAT,van Lier ALHMW

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To exploit the improved comparability and hardware independency of quantitative MRI, databases of MR physical parameters in healthy tissue are required, to which tissue properties of patients can be compared. In this work, normative values for longitudinal and transverse relaxation times in the brain were estab...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Piredda GF,Hilbert T,Granziera C,Bonnier G,Meuli R,Molinari F,Thiran JP,Kober T

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop and evaluate a method for RF envelope correction without extra hardware or synchronization. METHODS:Transmitted RF waveforms are measured through a simple pulse sequence called the gradient reversal approach to evaluate RF (GRATER). The measured RF waveforms are used to compute predistorted RF wavef...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Landes VL,Nayak KS

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our clinical understanding of the relationship between 3D bone morphology and knee osteoarthritis, as well as our ability to investigate potential causative factors of osteoarthritis, has been hampered by the time-intensive nature of manually segmenting bone from MR images. Thus, we aim to develop and validate ...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Cheng R,Alexandridi NA,Smith RM,Shen A,Gandler W,McCreedy E,McAuliffe MJ,Sheehan FT

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the heating induced by (pseudo)-continuous arterial spin labeling ((p)CASL) sequences in vivo at 9.4T and to evaluate the benefit of a dedicated labeling coil. METHODS:Temperature was measured continuously in the brain, neck, and rectum of 9 rats with fiber-optic temperature probes while running...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Hirschler L,Collomb N,Voiron J,Köhler S,Barbier EL,Warnking JM

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the feasibility of using dissolved hyperpolarized xenon-129 (129 Xe) MRI to study renal physiology in humans at 3 T. METHODS:Using a flexible transceiver RF coil, dynamic and spatially resolved 129 Xe spectroscopy was performed in the abdomen after inhalation of hyperpolarized 129 Xe gas with 3 healt...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Chacon-Caldera J,Maunder A,Rao M,Norquay G,Rodgers OI,Clemence M,Puddu C,Schad LR,Wild JM

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To obtain whole-brain high-resolution T2 maps in 2 minutes by combining simultaneous multislice excitation and low-power PINS (power independent of number of slices) refocusing pulses with undersampling and a model-based reconstruction. METHODS:A multi-echo spin-echo sequence was modified to acquire multiple s...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Hilbert T,Schulz J,Marques JP,Thiran JP,Krueger G,Norris DG,Kober T

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Magnetic resonance (MR) cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is an established specialist method for imaging the upper abdomen and biliary/pancreatic ducts. Due to limitations of either MR image contrast or low through-plane resolution, patients may require further evaluation with contrast-enhanced computed tomograp...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Ebner M,Patel PA,Atkinson D,Caselton L,Firmin L,Amin Z,Bainbridge A,De Coppi P,Taylor SA,Ourselin S,Chouhan MD,Vercauteren T

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:T2 -relaxation-under-spin-tagging (TRUST) is an MR technique for the non-invasive assessment of whole-brain cerebral oxygen extraction fraction (OEF), through measurement of the venous blood T2 relaxation time in the sagittal sinus. A key limitation of TRUST, however, is the lack of spatial specificity of the m...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： O'Brien C,Okell TW,Chiew M,Jezzard P

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate a computationally efficient method for optimizing the Cramér-Rao Lower Bound (CRLB) of quantitative sequences without using approximations or an analytical expression of the signal. METHODS:Automatic differentiation was applied to Bloch simulations and used to optimize several quantitative seque...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Lee PK,Watkins LE,Anderson TI,Buonincontri G,Hargreaves BA

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop an MRI acquisition and reconstruction framework for volumetric cine visualization of the fetal heart and great vessels in the presence of maternal and fetal motion. METHODS:Four-dimensional (4D) depiction was achieved using a highly-accelerated multi-planar real-time balanced steady-state free prece...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： van Amerom JFP,Lloyd DFA,Deprez M,Price AN,Malik SJ,Pushparajah K,van Poppel MPM,Rutherford MA,Razavi R,Hajnal JV

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:High-resolution three-dimensional (3D) structural MRI is useful for delineating complex or small structures of the body. However, it requires long acquisition times and high SAR, limiting its clinical use. The purpose of this work is to accelerate the acquisition of high-resolution images by combining compresse...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Cristobal-Huerta A,Poot DHJ,Vogel MW,Krestin GP,Hernandez-Tamames JA

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To demonstrate the feasibility of mapping gas exchange with single breath-hold hyperpolarized (HP) 129 Xe in humans, acquiring parametric maps of lung physiology. The potential benefit of acceleration using parallel imaging for this application is also explored. METHODS:Six healthy volunteers were scanned with...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Zanette B,Santyr G

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In contrast to conventional linear gradients, gradient coil arrays with arbitrary spatial dependency might experience strong mutual coupling. Although conventional gradient power amplifiers with feedback loop might compensate the effect of coupling, required voltages for the compensation are generally unknown a...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Ertan K,Taraghinia S,Atalar E

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Due to host-mediated adverse reaction to metallic debris, there is an increasing need for noninvasive assessment of the soft tissue surrounding large joint arthroplasties. Quantitative T 2 ...

journal_title：Magnetic resonance in medicine

authors： Bhave S,Koff MF,Sivaram Kaushik S,Potter HG,Koch KM

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00