SA2RAGE: a new sequence for fast B1+ -mapping.

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serval:BIB_AB3AEC0DB722
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
SA2RAGE: a new sequence for fast B1+ -mapping.
Journal
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Author(s)
Eggenschwiler F., Kober T., Magill A.W., Gruetter R., Marques J.P.
ISSN
1522-2594 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0740-3194
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2012
Volume
67
Number
6
Pages
1609-1619
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
At high magnetic field strengths (≥ 3T), the radiofrequency wavelength used in MRI is of the same order of magnitude of (or smaller than) the typical sample size, making transmit magnetic field (B1+) inhomogeneities more prominent. Methods such as radiofrequency-shimming and transmit SENSE have been proposed to mitigate these undesirable effects. A prerequisite for such approaches is an accurate and rapid characterization of the B1+ field in the organ of interest. In this work, a new phase-sensitive three-dimensional B1+-mapping technique is introduced that allows the acquisition of a 64 × 64 × 8 B1+-map in ≈ 20 s, yielding an accurate mapping of the relative B1+ with a 10-fold dynamic range (0.2-2 times the nominal B1+). Moreover, the predominant use of low flip angle excitations in the presented sequence minimizes specific absorption rate, which is an important asset for in vivo B1+-shimming procedures at high magnetic fields. The proposed methodology was validated in phantom experiments and demonstrated good results in phantom and human B1+-shimming using an 8-channel transmit-receive array.
Keywords
Algorithms, Brain/anatomy & histology, Humans, Image Enhancement/methods, Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted/methods, Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods, Reproducibility of Results, Sensitivity and Specificity, Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
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Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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