In vivo diffusion‐tensor MRI of the human heart on a 3 tesla clinical scanner: An optimized second order (M2) motion compensated diffusion‐preparation approach
Purpose To optimize a diffusion‐prepared balanced steady‐state free precession cardiac
MRI (CMR) technique to perform diffusion‐tensor CMR (DT‐CMR) in humans on a 3 Tesla …
MRI (CMR) technique to perform diffusion‐tensor CMR (DT‐CMR) in humans on a 3 Tesla …
Maximum likelihood estimation of cardiac fiber bundle orientation from arbitrarily spaced diffusion weighted images
We propose an estimation scheme for local fiber bundle direction in the left ventricle directly
from gray values of arbitrarily spaced cardiac diffusion weighted images (DWI). The …
from gray values of arbitrarily spaced cardiac diffusion weighted images (DWI). The …
Atlas construction of cardiac fiber architecture using a multimodal registration approach
Cardiac fibers have a quite complex and interesting spatial structure and the myocardial
fiber orientation provides a great effort on both cardiac research studies and further clinical …
fiber orientation provides a great effort on both cardiac research studies and further clinical …
Impact of eddy-currents and cardiac motion in DTI of the in-vivo heart-a comparison of second-order motion compensated SE versus STEAM
CT Stoeck, C von Deuster, R van Gorkum… - Proc Intl Soc Mag …, 2017 - archive.ismrm.org
Motion-compensated (M2) spin-echo (SE) and stimulated-echo acquisition mode (STEAM)
sequences have been proposed to generate diffusion contrast in in-vivo cardiac imaging …
sequences have been proposed to generate diffusion contrast in in-vivo cardiac imaging …
Second-order motion-compensated spin echo diffusion tensor imaging of the in vivo human heart–considerations on gradient performance requirements
CT Stoeck, C von Deuster… - … : International Society for …, 2016 - archive.ismrm.org
In vivo cardiac DTI using spin-echoes has been demonstrated on MR systems equipped
with powerful gradients. In this study we investigate the dependency of helix and transverse …
with powerful gradients. In this study we investigate the dependency of helix and transverse …
Single-shot turbo spin echo acquisition for in vivo cardiac diffusion MRI
Diffusion MRI offers the ability to noninvasively characterize the microstructure of
myocardium tissue and detect disease related pathology in cardiovascular examination …
myocardium tissue and detect disease related pathology in cardiovascular examination …
Analysis and Correction of Off-Resonance Artefacts in Free-Breathing In-Vivo Motion-Compensated Spin-Echo Cardiac Diffusion Tensor Imaging at 3T
RJH van Gorkum, C von Deuster, CT Stoeck… - archive.ismrm.org
Cardiac diffusion tensor imaging (cDTI) sequences inherently suffer from low signal-to-noise
(SNR) ratios. Although high field strength systems improve SNR, long single-shot readout …
(SNR) ratios. Although high field strength systems improve SNR, long single-shot readout …
Non-rigid Groupwise Registration for Intravoxel Incoherent Motion Imaging of the Heart
Intravoxel Incoherent Motion (IVIM) imaging is an attractive approach for contrast-agent free
in vivo perfusion measurement in the heart. Since the data is acquired during free breathing …
in vivo perfusion measurement in the heart. Since the data is acquired during free breathing …
Quantification of residual motion in diffusion-weighted cardiac MR (DW-CMR): objective quality metrics and validation using 3 diffusion encoding schemes under free …
DW-CMR remains challenging due to respiratory and heart motion. Recent developments in
cardiac diffusion imaging proposed Acceleration Motion Compensation (AMC) spin echoes …
cardiac diffusion imaging proposed Acceleration Motion Compensation (AMC) spin echoes …
NONINVASIVE CHARACTERIZATION OF MYOCARDIAL FIBER STRUCTURE USING MRI
CL Welsh, ESH Ibrahim, FB Sachse… - … , Pulse Sequences, and …, 2017 - books.google.com
Myofiber structure is an important determinant of the heart function (Waldman et al. 1988).
The distribution of myofiber orientation within the heart wall is the main determinant of stress …
The distribution of myofiber orientation within the heart wall is the main determinant of stress …