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Local Flip Angle Correction for Improved Volume T1-Quantification in Three-Dimensional dGEMRIC Using the Look-Locker Technique

Siversson, Carl LU ; Tiderius, Carl Johan LU ; Dahlberg, Leif LU and Svensson, Jonas LU (2009) In Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 30(4). p.834-841
Abstract
Purpose: To present an evaluation method for three-dimensional Look-Locker (3D-LL) based T1 quantification, calculating correct T1 values independent of local flip angle (FA) variations. The method was evaluated both in phantoms and in vivo in a delayed Gadolinium Enhanced MRI of Cartilage (dGEMRIC) study with 33 subjects. Materials and Methods: T1 was measured with 3D-LL, using both local FA correction and a precalculated FA slice profile. and compared with standard constant FA correction, for all slices in phantoms and in both femur condyles in vivo. T1 measured using two-dimensional Inversion Recovery (2D-IR) was used as gold standard. Results: Due to the FA being slice dependent, the standard constant FA correction results in erroneous... (More)
Purpose: To present an evaluation method for three-dimensional Look-Locker (3D-LL) based T1 quantification, calculating correct T1 values independent of local flip angle (FA) variations. The method was evaluated both in phantoms and in vivo in a delayed Gadolinium Enhanced MRI of Cartilage (dGEMRIC) study with 33 subjects. Materials and Methods: T1 was measured with 3D-LL, using both local FA correction and a precalculated FA slice profile. and compared with standard constant FA correction, for all slices in phantoms and in both femur condyles in vivo. T1 measured using two-dimensional Inversion Recovery (2D-IR) was used as gold standard. Results: Due to the FA being slice dependent, the standard constant FA correction results in erroneous T1 (systematic error = 109.1 ms in vivo), especially in the outer slices. With local FA correction. the calculated T1 is excellent for all slices in phantoms (<5% deviation from 2D-IR). In vivo the performance is lower (systematic error = -57.5ms), probably due to imperfect inversion. With precalculated FA correction the performance is very good also in vivo (systematic error = 13.3 ms). Conclusion: With the precalculated FA correction method, the 3D-LL sequence is robust enough for in vivo dGEMRIC, even outside the centermost slices. (Less)
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dGEMRIC, B1 correction, flip angle correction, Look-Locker, T1 mapping, cartilage
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Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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30
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4
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834 - 841
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John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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  • scopus:70349664435
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1522-2586
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10.1002/jmri.21906
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English
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  abstract     = {{Purpose: To present an evaluation method for three-dimensional Look-Locker (3D-LL) based T1 quantification, calculating correct T1 values independent of local flip angle (FA) variations. The method was evaluated both in phantoms and in vivo in a delayed Gadolinium Enhanced MRI of Cartilage (dGEMRIC) study with 33 subjects. Materials and Methods: T1 was measured with 3D-LL, using both local FA correction and a precalculated FA slice profile. and compared with standard constant FA correction, for all slices in phantoms and in both femur condyles in vivo. T1 measured using two-dimensional Inversion Recovery (2D-IR) was used as gold standard. Results: Due to the FA being slice dependent, the standard constant FA correction results in erroneous T1 (systematic error = 109.1 ms in vivo), especially in the outer slices. With local FA correction. the calculated T1 is excellent for all slices in phantoms (&lt;5% deviation from 2D-IR). In vivo the performance is lower (systematic error = -57.5ms), probably due to imperfect inversion. With precalculated FA correction the performance is very good also in vivo (systematic error = 13.3 ms). Conclusion: With the precalculated FA correction method, the 3D-LL sequence is robust enough for in vivo dGEMRIC, even outside the centermost slices.}},
  author       = {{Siversson, Carl and Tiderius, Carl Johan and Dahlberg, Leif and Svensson, Jonas}},
  issn         = {{1522-2586}},
  keywords     = {{dGEMRIC; B1 correction; flip angle correction; Look-Locker; T1 mapping; cartilage}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{834--841}},
  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging}},
  title        = {{Local Flip Angle Correction for Improved Volume T1-Quantification in Three-Dimensional dGEMRIC Using the Look-Locker Technique}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmri.21906}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/jmri.21906}},
  volume       = {{30}},
  year         = {{2009}},
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