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Tomoki Amemiya¹, Suguru Yokosawa¹, Yo Taniguchi¹

¹Innovative Technology Laboratory, FUJIFILM Healthcare Corporation.

Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences : MRMS : an Official Journal of Japan Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

|December 21, 2022

Summary

This study presents a new MRI method for simultaneous arterial and venous imaging with quantitative parameter mapping. The technique enhances visualization of blood vessels, improving diagnostic capabilities in MR examinations.

Keywords:

artery multi-parameter mapping relaxation time susceptibility vein

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Area of Science:

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Medical Imaging
Quantitative Imaging

Background:

Current MRI techniques often require multiple scans for comprehensive vascular assessment.
Quantitative parameter mapping in MRI can provide valuable diagnostic information.
Simultaneous acquisition of arterial and venous phase images with quantitative data is challenging.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an integrated MRI method for simultaneous arterial and venous imaging.
To enable quantitative parameter mapping (PD, B1, T1, T2*, susceptibility) alongside vasculature imaging.
To improve the efficiency of MR examinations by acquiring multiple data types in a single session.

Main Methods:

Utilized partially RF-spoiled gradient echo sequences for 3D image acquisition.
Employed a previously developed quantification method to estimate PD, B1, T1, T2*, and magnetic susceptibility maps.
Developed specific strategies for arterial image generation (weighted summation) and venous image generation (morphology filter on susceptibility maps).

Main Results:

Achieved high accuracy in discriminating blood vessels from background, with an Area Under the Curve (AUC) of 0.905 for arterial images.
Demonstrated excellent performance for venous images, achieving an AUC of 0.920.
Validated the accuracy of the generated arterial and venous images against established Time-of-Flight (TOF) and Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM) methods.

Conclusions:

The developed method successfully generates accurate arterial and venous images with quantitative parameter mapping.
This integrated approach allows for simultaneous acquisition of detailed vascular and quantitative MRI data.
The findings suggest a significant advancement in MR imaging for comprehensive vasculature assessment.