Daniel Papp, Kyle M. Gilbert, Gaspard Cereza, Alexandre D'Astous, Nibardo Lopez-Rios, Mathieu Boudreau, Marcus J. Couch, Pedram Yazdanbakhsh, Robert L. Barry, Eva Alonso Ortiz et Julien Cohen-Adad
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Abstract
Purpose : Advancing the development of 7 T MRI for spinal cord imaging is crucial for the enhanced diagnosis and monitoring of various neurodegenerative diseases and traumas. However, a significant challenge at this field strength is the transmit field inhomogeneity. Such inhomogeneity is particularly problematic for imaging the small, deep anatomical structures of the cervical spinal cord, as it can cause uneven signal intensity and elevate the local specific absorption ratio, compromising image quality. This multisite study explores several RF shimming techniques in the cervical spinal cord.
Methods Data were collected from 5 participants between two 7 T sites with a custom 8Tx/20Rx parallel transmission coil. We explored two radiofrequency (RF) shimming approaches from an MRI vendor and four from an open-source toolbox, showcasing their ability to enhance transmit field and signal homogeneity along the cervical spinal cord.
Results The circularly polarized (CP), coefficient of variation (CoV), and specific absorption rate (SAR) efficiency shim modes showed the highest B₁⁺ efficiency, and the vendor-based “patient” and “volume” modes showed the lowest B₁⁺ efficiency. The coefficient of variation method produced the highest CSF/spinal cord contrast on T₂*-weighted scans (ratio of 1.27 ± 0.03), and the lowest variation of that contrast along the superior–inferior axis.
Conclusion The study's findings highlight the potential of RF shimming to advance 7 T MRI's clinical utility for central nervous system imaging by enabling more homogenous and efficient spinal cord imaging. Additionally, the research incorporates a reproducible Jupyter Notebook, enhancing the study's transparency and facilitating peer verification.
Mots clés
B₁⁺; radio-frequency; spinal cord; shimming; 7T
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1900 Génie biomédical > 1900 Génie biomédical 1900 Génie biomédical > 1901 Technologie biomédicale |
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Département: | Institut de génie biomédical |
Centre de recherche: | NeuroPoly - Laboratoire de Recherche en Neuroimagerie |
Organismes subventionnaires: | NSERC / CRSNG, Canada Research Chair in Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Canadian Institute of Health Research, Canada Foundationfor Innovation, Fonds de Recherche duQuébec-Santé, Canada First Research Excellence Fund (IVADOand TransMedTech), Courtois NeuroMod project, Quebec BioImaging Network, MITACS Accelerate Fellowship, Siemens Healthineers - Research Group, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bio-engineering - Biotechnology Resource Grants, National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
Numéro de subvention: | GPIN-2019-07244, 950-23081, CIHR FDN-143263, PJT-19025, 32454, 34824, 28826, 5886, 35450, P41EB01589, P41EB030006, R01EB027779, R21EB03121, S10OD02363 |
URL de PolyPublie: | https://publications.polymtl.ca/59022/ |
Titre de la revue: | Magnetic Resonance in Medicine |
Maison d'édition: | Wiley |
DOI: | 10.1002/mrm.30225 |
URL officielle: | https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.30225 |
Date du dépôt: | 22 août 2024 10:50 |
Dernière modification: | 25 sept. 2024 16:51 |
Citer en APA 7: | Papp, D., Gilbert, K. M., Cereza, G., D'Astous, A., Lopez-Rios, N., Boudreau, M., Couch, M. J., Yazdanbakhsh, P., Barry, R. L., Alonso Ortiz, E., & Cohen-Adad, J. (2024). RF shimming in the cervical spinal cord at 7T. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 30225 (12 pages). https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.30225 |
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