Free-breathing MRI techniques for fat and R2* quantification in the liver

SF Shih, HH Wu - Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and …, 2024 - Springer
Objective To review the recent advancements in free-breathing MRI techniques for proton-
density fat fraction (PDFF) and R2* quantification in the liver, and discuss the current …

R mapping in the presence of macroscopic B0 field variations

D Hernando, KK Vigen, A Shimakawa… - Magnetic resonance …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
R_2^∗ab mapping has important applications in MRI, including functional imaging, tracking
of super‐paramagnetic particles, and measurement of tissue iron levels. However, R_2^∗ab …

Image distortion correction for MRI in low field permanent magnet systems with strong B0 inhomogeneity and gradient field nonlinearities

K Koolstra, T O'Reilly, P Börnert, A Webb - Magnetic Resonance Materials …, 2021 - Springer
Objective To correct for image distortions produced by standard Fourier reconstruction
techniques on low field permanent magnet MRI systems with strong B _ 0 B 0 …

Effect of respiratory motion on free‐breathing 3D stack‐of‐radial liver relaxometry and improved quantification accuracy using self‐gating

X Zhong, T Armstrong, MD Nickel… - Magnetic resonance …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To develop an accurate free‐breathing 3D liver mapping approach and to evaluate
it in vivo. Methods A free‐breathing multi‐echo stack‐of‐radial sequence was applied in 5 …

Magnetic resonance imaging using a nonuniform Bo (NuBo) field-cycling magnet

K Selvaganesan, Y Wan, Y Ha, B Wu, K Hancock… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a powerful noninvasive diagnostic tool with superior
soft tissue contrast. However, access to MRI is limited since current systems depend on …

3D magnetic resonance fingerprinting on a low-field 50 mT point-of-care system prototype: Evaluation of muscle and lipid relaxation time mapping and comparison …

T O'Reilly, P Börnert, H Liu, A Webb… - … Resonance Materials in …, 2023 - Springer
Objective To implement magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF) on a permanent magnet
50 mT low-field system deployable as a future point-of-care (POC) unit and explore the …

In vivo O‐Space imaging with a dedicated 12 cm Z2 insert coil on a human 3T scanner using phase map calibration

JP Stockmann, G Galiana, L Tam… - Magnetic resonance …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, spatial encoding with nonlinear magnetic fields has drawn attention for its
potential to achieve faster gradient switching within safety limits, tailored resolution in …

Pseudo‐random center placement O‐space imaging for improved incoherence compressed sensing parallel MRI

LK Tam, G Galiana, JP Stockmann… - Magnetic resonance …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Nonlinear spatial encoding magnetic (SEM) field strategies such as O‐space
imaging have previously reported dispersed artifacts during accelerated scans. Compressed …

Single shot trajectory design for region‐specific imaging using linear and nonlinear magnetic encoding fields

KJ Layton, D Gallichan, F Testud… - Magnetic …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
It has recently been demonstrated that nonlinear encoding fields result in a spatially varying
resolution. This work develops an automated procedure to design single‐shot trajectories …

Reconstruction of undersampled radial PatLoc imaging using total generalized variation

F Knoll, G Schultz, K Bredies… - Magnetic resonance …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In the case of radial imaging with nonlinear spatial encoding fields, a prominent star‐shaped
artifact has been observed if a spin distribution is encoded with an undersampled trajectory …