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Simultaneous T1 and T2 measurements using inversion recovery TrueFISP with principle component-based reconstruction,
Julian Pfister1,2,3, Martin Blaimer1, Walter H Kullmann3
1Magnetic Resonance and X-ray Imaging Department, Fraunhofer Development Center for X-Ray Technology (EZRT), Würzburg, Germany.
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
|January 29, 2019
Summary
This study introduces a new reconstruction method using principle component analysis (PCA) for improved T1 and T2 MRI measurements. The technique enhances accuracy and reveals tissue components, like brain myelin, previously undetectable.
Area of Science:
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Quantitative Imaging
- Biophysical Characterization
Background:
- Quantitative T1 and T2 measurements are crucial for MRI-based tissue characterization.
- Traditional reconstruction methods can filter out important multicomponent signal information.
- The inversion recovery (IR) TrueFISP sequence offers potential for rapid T1/T2 mapping.
Purpose of the Study:
- To enhance the reconstruction quality of quantitative T1 and T2 measurements using the IR TrueFISP sequence.
- To enable and demonstrate the capability for multicomponent analysis in MRI.
- To investigate and correct for off-resonance effects in IR TrueFISP imaging.
Main Methods:
- An iterative reconstruction method employing principle component analysis (PCA) was developed.
- PCA leverages signal redundancy to preserve multicomponent information.
- Voxel-by-voxel relaxation time spectra were computed using inverse Laplace transform, with off-resonance effects addressed analytically and numerically.
Main Results:
- In vivo measurements using single-shot IR TrueFISP in healthy volunteers showed superior reconstruction compared to view sharing (KWIC).
- Tissue components with short apparent relaxation times (T1*), such as brain myelin (T1* ≈ 130 ms) and subcutaneous fat, were successfully identified.
- The method effectively prevented the filtering out of these short T1* components.
Conclusions:
- The PCA-based reconstruction method significantly improves temporal accuracy and preserves essential multicomponent signal information.
- This technique allows for the generation of spatially resolved relaxation time spectra.
- The ability to identify tissue types based on short apparent relaxation times is a key advancement.
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