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Compressed SENSitivity Encoding (SENSE): Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
Eliseo Picchi1,2, Silvia Minosse2, Noemi Pucci2,3
1Department of System Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy.
Background:
This study aimed to qualitatively and quantitatively evaluate T1-TSE, T2-TSE and 3D FLAIR sequences obtained with and without Compressed-SENSE technique by assessing the contrast (C), the contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) and the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).
Methods:
A total of 142 MRI images were acquired: 69 with Compressed-SENSE and 73 without Compressed-SENSE. All the MRI images were contoured, spatially aligned and co-registered using 3D Slicer Software. Two radiologists manually drew 12 regions of interests on three different structures of CNS: white matter (WM), grey matter (GM) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
Results:
C values were significantly higher in Compressed-SENSE T1-TSE compared to No Compressed-SENSE T1-TSE for three different structures of the CNS. C values were also significantly lower for Compressed-SENSE 3D FLAIR and Compressed-SENSE T2-TSE compared to the corresponding No Compressed-SENSE scans. While CNR values did not significantly differ in GM-WM between Compressed-SENSE and No Compressed-SENSE for the 3D FLAIR and T1-TSE sequences, the differences in GM-CSF and WM-CSF were always statistically significant.
Conclusion:
Compressed-SENSE for 3D T2 FLAIR, T1w and T2w sequences enables faster MRI acquisition, reducing scan time and maintaining equivalent image quality. Compressed-SENSE is very useful in specific medical conditions where lower SAR levels are required without sacrificing the acquisition of helpful diagnostic sequences.
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