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Simultaneous multislice excitation by parallel transmission.

Benedikt A Poser1, Robert James Anderson, Bastien Guérin

  • 1Department of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

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This study introduces a novel simultaneous multislice (SMS) excitation technique using radiofrequency parallel transmission (pTX). This method reduces radiofrequency power consumption by leveraging coil geometry, enabling faster MRI scans.

Keywords:
GRAPPASMS-pTXparallel RF transmissionsimultaneous multislice excitation

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Area of Science:

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Radiofrequency Engineering
  • Medical Physics

Background:

  • Simultaneous multislice (SMS) excitation accelerates Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) acquisition by exciting multiple slices concurrently.
  • Radiofrequency parallel transmission (pTX) utilizes multichannel transmit arrays to improve RF field control and reduce power deposition.
  • Optimizing RF power deposition and B(1)(+) homogeneity remains a challenge in advanced MRI techniques like SMS.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and demonstrate a novel technique for simultaneous multislice (SMS) excitation using radiofrequency parallel transmission (pTX).
  • To investigate the potential of exploiting localized transmit sensitivities of pTX coil geometry for reduced RF power deposition.
  • To evaluate the performance of the proposed SMS-pTX method in terms of B(1)(+) homogeneity and specific absorption rate (SAR).

Main Methods:

  • Simultaneous excitation of spatially distinct slices by applying different RF frequencies to groups of elements in a multichannel transmit array.
  • Demonstration of SMS-pTX using an eight-channel parallel RF transmission system with a dual-ring pTX coil at 3 Tesla.
  • Evaluation of B(1)(+) homogeneity and SAR using phantom and in vivo brain data acquired with FLASH and CAIPIRINHA EPI sequences.
  • Utilizing Slice-GRAPPA for the separation of simultaneously acquired slice signals.

Main Results:

  • SMS-pTX excitations were successfully demonstrated with excitation factors of two, four, and six.
  • The proposed SMS-pTX method achieved comparable mean flip angles at approximately 30% lower RF power compared to conventional SMS techniques.
  • Experimental and simulation results confirmed the effect on B(1)(+) homogeneity and SAR.

Conclusions:

  • The developed SMS-pTX technique enables simultaneous multislice excitations with significantly reduced RF power.
  • Exploitation of local B(1)(+) sensitivities in multielement pTX arrays is key to achieving RF power reduction.
  • This method offers a promising approach for accelerating MRI acquisition while maintaining or improving RF efficiency.