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Blood Flow Imaging with Ultrafast Doppler
Published on: October 14, 2020
[Fundamental study of the relation between flow velocity and signal intensity in the TrueFISP sequence]
Masato Uchikoshi1, Takashi Ueda, Shigeo Nishiki
1MR Division, Department of Radiology, Tenri Hospital.
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of inflow phenomenon on TrueFISP. We created a phantom using a vinyl tube and distilled water, and applied a pump-oxygenator to the phantom to obtain stationary flow. First, to evaluate the effect of inflow and the dephase phenomenon on signal intensity, the phantom was measured for the signal intensity of variable flow velocity. Second, the relation of TR/TE with signal intensity was analyzed. The results showed that a flow velocity of less than 15 cm/sec did not participate in signal reduction; however, signal intensity was reduced when flow velocity was more than 30 cm/sec. Moreover, the reduction of signal intensity was remarkable with a flow velocity of 50-100 cm/sec, which corresponds with arterial flow velocity. In the analysis of TR/TE, signal intensity was increased when TR of less than 5 ms was applied to the slow velocity of 15 cm/sec. Signal intensity was decreased when the same TR was applied to the high velocity of 50-100 cm/sec. When TR was 6-9 ms, peak signal intensity was recognized at the high velocity of 50-100 cm/sec. This peak, however, might correspond only to the inflow phenomenon, and steady state might have already collapsed. Based on these results, we concluded that TrueFISP is suitable for the imaging of slow flow velocity. A short TR of less than 5 ms was effective for obtaining high signal intensity. Our next goal will be to apply TrueFISP to MR venography, although further investigation will be necessary.
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