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Combining Phase and Magnitude Information for Contrast Agent Quantification in Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI Using Statistical Modeling

Brynolfsson, Patrik ; Yu, Jun ; Wirestam, Ronnie LU orcid ; Karlsson, Mikael and Garpebring, Anders (2015) In Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 74(4). p.1156-1164
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate, using simulations, a method for improved contrast agent (CA) quantification in DCE-MRI. Methods: We developed a maximum likelihood estimator that combines the phase signal in the DCE-MRI image series with an additional CA estimate, e.g. the estimate obtained from magnitude data. A number of simulations were performed to investigate the ability of the estimator to reduce bias and noise in CA estimates. Noise levels ranging from that of a body coil to that of a dedicated head coil were investigated at both 1.5T and 3T. Results: Using the proposed method, the root mean squared error in the bolus peak was reduced from 2.24 to 0.11 mM in the vessels and 0.16 to 0.08 mM in the tumor rim for... (More)
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate, using simulations, a method for improved contrast agent (CA) quantification in DCE-MRI. Methods: We developed a maximum likelihood estimator that combines the phase signal in the DCE-MRI image series with an additional CA estimate, e.g. the estimate obtained from magnitude data. A number of simulations were performed to investigate the ability of the estimator to reduce bias and noise in CA estimates. Noise levels ranging from that of a body coil to that of a dedicated head coil were investigated at both 1.5T and 3T. Results: Using the proposed method, the root mean squared error in the bolus peak was reduced from 2.24 to 0.11 mM in the vessels and 0.16 to 0.08 mM in the tumor rim for a noise level equivalent of a 12-channel head coil at 3T. No improvements were seen for tissues with small CA uptake, such as white matter. Conclusion: Phase information reduces errors in the estimated CA concentrations. A larger phase response from higher field strengths or higher CA concentrations yielded better results. Issues such as background phase drift need to be addressed before this method can be applied in vivo. (C) 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (Less)
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inverse problem, phase, contrast agent quantification, dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI
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Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
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74
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4
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1156 - 1164
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John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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  • scopus:84941921833
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1522-2594
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10.1002/mrm.25490
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English
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  author       = {{Brynolfsson, Patrik and Yu, Jun and Wirestam, Ronnie and Karlsson, Mikael and Garpebring, Anders}},
  issn         = {{1522-2594}},
  keywords     = {{inverse problem; phase; contrast agent quantification; dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{1156--1164}},
  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{Magnetic Resonance in Medicine}},
  title        = {{Combining Phase and Magnitude Information for Contrast Agent Quantification in Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI Using Statistical Modeling}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mrm.25490}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/mrm.25490}},
  volume       = {{74}},
  year         = {{2015}},
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