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A physical phantom for amine chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) MRI
Jingwen Yao1,2,3, Chencai Wang1,2, Catalina Raymond1,2
1UCLA Brain Tumor Imaging Laboratory (BTIL), Center for Computer Vision and Imaging Biomarkers, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Objective:
To develop a robust amine chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) physical phantom, validate the temporal stability, and create a supporting software for automatic image processing and quality assurance.
Materials And Methods:
The phantom was designed as an assembled laser-cut acrylic rack and 18 vials of phantom solutions, prepared with different pHs, glycine concentrations, and gadolinium concentrations. We evaluated glycine concentrations using ultraviolet absorbance for 70 days and measured the pH, relaxation rates, and CEST contrast for 94 days after preparation. We used Spearman's correlation to determine if glycine degraded over time. Linear regression and Bland-Altman analysis were performed between baseline and follow-up measurements of pH and MRI properties.
Results:
No degradation of glycine was observed (p > 0.05). The pH and MRI measurements stayed stable for 3 months and showed high consistency across time points (R2 = 1.00 for pH, R1, R2, and CEST contrast), which was further validated by the Bland-Altman plots. Examples of automatically generated reports are provided.
Discussion:
We designed a physical phantom for amine CEST-MRI, which is easy to assemble and transfer, holds 18 different solutions, and has excellent short-term chemical and MRI stability. We believe this robust phantom will facilitate the development of novel sequences and cross-scanners validations.
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