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Area of Science:

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Medical Physics
  • Radiology

Background:

  • Fast spin echo (FSE) sequences can exhibit "featherlike" cusp artifacts.
  • These artifacts originate from off-center spins aliased into the field of view due to gradient nonlinearity and magnetic field variations.
  • Cusp artifacts degrade image quality in sagittal and coronal views.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and evaluate a novel technique for reducing FSE cusp artifacts.
  • To assess the efficacy of slice-tilting in minimizing artifact strength and spatial extent.
  • To demonstrate the technique's applicability across different MRI scanners and clinical protocols.

Main Methods:

  • A novel slice-tilting technique was developed for FSE pulse sequences.
  • The radiofrequency excitation pulse slice was slightly tilted relative to the refocusing pulse slices.
  • The technique was implemented and tested on 3.0 T and 1.5 T MRI scanners using phantoms and human subjects (spine, extremities).

Main Results:

  • The slice-tilting technique reduced cusp artifact strength by at least 65%.
  • The spatial extent of the artifact was substantially limited.
  • Image quality was improved with minimal signal loss within the field of view.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed slice-tilting technique is highly effective in reducing FSE cusp artifacts.
  • This method offers significant advantages, including ease of implementation without hardware modifications.
  • The technique shows promise for routine clinical use to enhance MRI diagnostic accuracy.