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3D coronary artery imaging with phase reordering for improved scan efficiency.

P Jhooti1, J Keegan, P D Gatehouse

  • 1Royal Brompton Hospital and Imperial College, National Heart and Lung Institute, London, United Kingdom.

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
|April 16, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Phase encode reordering significantly improves 3D coronary imaging speed and quality. This technique allows for larger navigator acceptance windows, reducing scan times and motion artifacts compared to traditional methods.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Imaging
  • Cardiovascular Imaging
  • Image Acquisition Techniques

Background:

  • Three-dimensional (3D) coronary imaging offers advantages in visualizing complex coronary anatomy and reducing partial volume effects.
  • Current 3D imaging techniques face challenges with prolonged acquisition times and respiratory motion artifacts.
  • Efficient motion correction and reduced scan times are critical for clinical adoption of 3D coronary imaging.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a novel method using phase encode reordering for 3D coronary imaging.
  • To assess the impact of phase reordering on acquisition time and image quality.
  • To compare the performance of phase reordering against existing navigator acceptance window methods and retrospective respiratory gating.

Main Methods:

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  • Development of a phase encode reordering technique applied to 3D coronary acquisitions.
  • In vitro and in vivo validation of the phase reordering method.
  • Comparison with acceptance-rejection algorithm, diminishing variance algorithm, and retrospective respiratory gating.
  • Evaluation of scan efficiency and image quality using varying navigator acceptance window sizes.

Main Results:

  • Phase reordering with a 10 mm acceptance window significantly increased scan efficiency compared to a non-reordered 5 mm method (P<0.001).
  • No significant change in image quality was observed with phase reordering compared to the non-reordered method.
  • Image quality significantly improved compared to a non-reordered image acquired in the same time (P<0.05).
  • Significant improvements in both image quality and scan efficiency were demonstrated over retrospective respiratory gating (P<0.05).

Conclusions:

  • Phase encode reordering is an effective technique for enhancing scan efficiency in 3D coronary imaging.
  • The method allows for larger navigator acceptance windows, reducing acquisition time without compromising image quality.
  • Phase reordering offers a significant advancement over retrospective respiratory gating for improved 3D coronary imaging outcomes.