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Area of Science:

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Spectroscopy
  • Medical Physics

Background:

  • Spatially selective radiofrequency excitations using PROPELLER trajectories were previously used to reduce partial volume effects in single-voxel MR spectroscopy.
  • Limitations in sampling density correction and eddy currents caused residual side excitations and trajectory distortions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To eliminate residual side excitations in PROPELLER-based MR spectroscopy.
  • To improve the accuracy of single-voxel MR spectroscopy by avoiding signal contributions from outside the region-of-interest.

Main Methods:

  • A PRESS-based pulse sequence was modified by applying a refocusing radiofrequency pulse in the blip direction of each segment.
  • This modification effectively achieves infinitely dense sampling within each blade, simplifying sampling density correction.
  • The approach was tested in vivo on the human brain using a 3T whole-body MR system.

Main Results:

  • The modified pulse sequence successfully eliminated unwanted side excitations.
  • Signal contributions from outside the defined region-of-interest were completely avoided.
  • Feasible acquisition of single-voxel MR spectra from anatomically defined regions-of-interest in the human brain was demonstrated.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed method effectively eliminates side excitations in PROPELLER-based MR spectroscopy.
  • This technique enhances spectral quality and accuracy for in vivo brain spectroscopy.
  • It offers a robust solution for precise localization in single-voxel MR spectroscopy.