Premium
Mitigation of susceptibility‐induced signal loss in neuroimaging using localized shim coils
Author(s) -
Hsu JungJiin,
Glover Gary H.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
magnetic resonance in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.696
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1522-2594
pISSN - 0740-3194
DOI - 10.1002/mrm.20365
Subject(s) - shim (computing) , electromagnetic coil , nuclear magnetic resonance , magnetic field , signal (programming language) , magnetic resonance imaging , scanner , resistive touchscreen , computer science , neuroimaging , physics , functional magnetic resonance imaging , acoustics , biomedical engineering , materials science , optics , computer vision , neuroscience , medicine , radiology , biology , quantum mechanics , programming language , erectile dysfunction
Correction of magnetic field distortions is essential for obtaining accurate brain blood‐oxygen‐level‐dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) activation maps. The present work introduces an active shimming method that utilizes the magnetic field generated by resistive shim coils placed in the mouth to locally homogenize the magnetic field in the inferior portion of the frontal lobe, where the field is most seriously distorted. The shimming field can be optimized in situ patient by patient for the region of interest of the scanner operator's choice. The method at 1.5 T is shown to be effective in reducing field inhomogeneity and in recovery of fMRI signal. For example, in a region of interest approximately of 149 cm 3 , a coil of simple geometry can reduce the root mean square of the magnetic field by more than 50% and the recovered signal increases the extent of activation detected in a breath‐holding fMRI experiment. Magn Reson Med 53:243–248, 2005. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.