Shaping the Signal Response during the Approach to Steady State in Three‐Dimensional Magnetization‐Prepared Rapid Gradient‐Echo Imaging Using Variable Flip Angles

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine - Tập 28 Số 2 - Trang 165-185 - 1992
John P. Mugler1, Frederick H. Epstein1, James R. Brookeman1
1Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia

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AbstractA theoretical algorithm for shaping the signal response during the approach to steady state in three‐dimensional magnetization‐prepared rapid gradient‐echo (3D MP‐RAGE) pulse sequences has been developed and implemented. This algorithm derives the flip angle series required to produce specifically chosen time evolutions of the signal intensities during the data acquisition segment of 3D MP‐RAGE sequences. Theoretical predictions for the cases of unshaped, uniform, and mono‐exponential decay signal responses were quantitatively validated with a doped‐water phantom on a 1.5‐T whole‐body imager and in all cases there was excellent agreement between the theoretical and experimental values. The effects of RF inhomogeneities and eddy currents on the signal response shaping were also investigated. To demonstrate the potential utility of the technique, the signal response shaping algorithm was applied to a Tl‐weighted 3D MP‐RAGE sequence to derive the acquisition flip angle series which theoretically yields the maximum white matter/gray matter signal difference (WGSD) consistent with the chosen response shape. Images obtained from a healthy volunteer using this variable flip angle sequence were compared with 3D RF‐spoiled steady‐state gradient‐echo images obtained in the same total imaging time. The 3D MP‐RAGE images demonstrated a 41% increase in the WGSD‐to‐noise ratio. These initial very promising results indicate that with further refinement to eliminate some intensity artifacts, the variable flip angle 3D MP‐RAGE technique may, with respect to certain image properties, provide considerable improvements over currently available 3D gradient‐echo imaging techniques.© 1992 Academic Press,Inc.

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Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Tập 28 Số 2

165-185

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