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Artifacts in chemical shift selective imaging.

J M Pope1, R R Walker, T Kron

  • 1School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging
|January 1, 1992
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Susceptibility effects create artifacts in chemical shift imaging, potentially causing misinterpretations of small spectral separations like those between water and sugars.

Area of Science:

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Spectroscopy

Background:

  • Chemical shift imaging (CSI) is a powerful magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique.
  • Artifacts in CSI can compromise diagnostic accuracy.
  • Susceptibility effects are known sources of image distortion in MRI.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of magnetic susceptibility effects in generating artifacts in selective excitation chemical shift images.
  • To demonstrate these artifacts using phantom samples relevant to biological tissues.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized selective excitation technique for chemical shift imaging.
  • Employed phantom samples composed of agarose gels with embedded air bubbles to simulate susceptibility variations.

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  • Analyzed the resulting images for artifact formation and their impact on spectral resolution.
  • Main Results:

    • Demonstrated that susceptibility effects produce significant artifacts in chemical shift images.
    • Observed artifacts in agarose gel phantoms containing air bubbles.
    • These artifacts can obscure or mimic spectral separations, particularly small ones.

    Conclusions:

    • Susceptibility effects are a critical factor contributing to artifacts in selective excitation chemical shift imaging.
    • Artifacts can lead to erroneous interpretations, especially when resolving signals with minimal chemical shift differences, such as water and carbohydrates.
    • Awareness and mitigation of susceptibility artifacts are crucial for accurate CSI analysis.