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Time‐resolved contrast‐enhanced carotid imaging using undersampled projection reconstruction acquisition
Author(s) -
Du Jiang,
Fain Sean B.,
Korosec Frank R.,
Grist Thomas M.,
Mistretta Charles A.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of magnetic resonance imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.563
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1522-2586
pISSN - 1053-1807
DOI - 10.1002/jmri.20890
Subject(s) - undersampling , streak , projection (relational algebra) , imaging phantom , artifact (error) , iterative reconstruction , temporal resolution , image resolution , collimator , computer science , physics , nuclear medicine , computer vision , optics , medicine , algorithm
Abstract Purpose To investigate the utility of nonuniform angular spacing of projections in a three‐dimensional (3D) hybrid undersampled projection reconstruction (PR) acquisition for contrast‐enhanced (CE) time‐resolved carotid imaging. Materials and Methods Carotid CE magnetic resonance angiography (CE‐MRA) was performed on seven healthy volunteers using a time‐resolved hybrid sequence that combined undersampled PR acquisition in‐plane and Cartesian slice encoding through‐plane. The undersampling streak artifact comes mainly from the superior–inferior (S/I) direction in carotid imaging and is suppressed by nonuniform distribution of the projections. Phantom and volunteer studies were performed to demonstrate its efficacy. Results The undersampling streak artifact was significantly suppressed through a nonuniform distribution of the projection angles with more projections aligned along the S/I direction. The hybrid PR sequence combined with nonuniform distribution of the projection angles provided time‐resolved images of the carotid arteries with high temporal resolution (two seconds per frame) and high spatial resolution (1.0 × 1.0 × 1.5 mm 3 ) simultaneously. Conclusion High‐resolution dynamic imaging of the carotid arteries is feasible with the use of a hybrid undersampled PR acquisition. Undersampling streak artifact can be suppressed significantly through nonuniform distribution of the projections. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2007. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.