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Seonyeong Shin^1,2, Seong Dae Yun¹, N Jon Shah^3,4,5,6,7

¹Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine 4, Forschungszentrum Jülich, INM-4, 52428, Jülich, Germany.

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Area of Science:

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Biomedical Engineering
Medical Physics

Background:

Quantitative T2* (T2-star) MRI is crucial for various clinical applications.
Multi-echo gradient echo sequences are standard for T2* quantification.
Monopolar and bipolar readout gradients are used, but their comparative performance for T2* is not well-established.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare the performance of monopolar versus bipolar readout gradients for T2* quantification.
To investigate the impact of imaging parameters on T2* quantification accuracy with different readout gradients.

Main Methods:

Theoretical analysis using Cramér-Rao lower bound.
Validation through computer simulations across various imaging parameters (flip angle, TR, TE, TE range, BW).
Experimental comparison using phantom and in vivo 3T MRI scans.

Main Results:

Bipolar readout gradients demonstrated higher precision in T2* quantification than monopolar gradients in both simulations and experiments.
The performance difference was more pronounced at lower signal-to-noise ratios (SNR) and shorter echo time (TE) ranges.
Results aligned with theoretical predictions from the Cramér-Rao lower bound analysis.

Conclusions:

Bipolar readout gradients offer superior precision for T2* quantification.
They are advantageous in low SNR conditions and when shorter acquisition times are desired.
This finding supports the use of bipolar gradients for improved efficiency and accuracy in T2* MRI.