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Coronary MR angiography using image‐based respiratory motion compensation with inline correction and fixed gating efficiency
Author(s) -
Henningsson Markus,
Smink Jouke,
Ensbergen Gerald,
Botnar Rene
Publication year - 2018
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.26678
Subject(s) - medicine , right coronary artery , circumflex , nuclear medicine , magnetic resonance angiography , image quality , magnetic resonance imaging , diaphragmatic breathing , cardiology , coronary angiography , artery , radiology , artificial intelligence , computer science , image (mathematics) , myocardial infarction , alternative medicine , pathology
Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate a new inline motion compensation approach called image‐based navigation with Constant Respiratory efficiency UsIng Single End‐expiratory threshold (iNAV‐CRUISE) for coronary MR angiography (CMRA). Methods The CRUISE gating technique was combined with iNAV motion correction and implemented inline for motion‐compensated CMRA on a 1.5 Tesla scanner. The approach was compared to conventional diaphragmatic navigator gating (dNAVG) in 10 healthy subjects. The CMRA images were compared for vessel sharpness and visual score of the right coronary artery (RCA), left anterior descending artery (LAD), left circumflex, and scan time. Results The scan time was similar between the methods (dNAV G : 6:32 ± 1:09 vs. iNAV‐CRUISE: 6:58 ± 0:17, P = not significant). However, the vessel sharpness of the RCA (dNAV G : 60.2 ± 10.1 vs. iNAV‐CRUISE: 71.8 ± 8.9, P = 0.001) and LAD (dNAV G : 58.0 ± 8.0 vs. iNAV‐CRUISE: 67.4 ± 7.1, P = 0.008) were significantly improved using iNAV‐CRUISE. The visual score of the RCA was higher using iNAV‐CRUISE compared to dNAV G (dNAV G : 3,4,3 vs. iNAV‐CRUISE: 4,4,3, P < 0.01). Conclusion The iNAV‐CRUISE approach out‐performs the conventional respiratory motion compensation technique in healthy subjects. Although scan time was comparable, the image quality was improved using iNAV‐CRUISE. Magn Reson Med 79:416–422, 2018. © 2017 The Authors Magnetic Resonance in Medicine published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.