Artifacts by Misalignment of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Phased-array Coil Elements: From Simulation to In vivo Test

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-307
Author(s):  
Daniele De Marchi ◽  
Alessandra Flori ◽  
Nicola Martini ◽  
Giulio Giovannetti
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Phased Array ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Signal To Noise ◽  
Phased Array Coil ◽  
Noise Ratio ◽  
Array Coil

Background: Cardiac magnetic resonance evaluations generally require a radiofrequency coil setup comprising a transmit whole-body coil and a receive coil. In particular, radiofrequency phased-array coils are employed to pick up the signals emitted by the nuclei with high signal-tonoise ratio and a large region of sensitivity. Methods: Literature discussed different technical issues on how to minimize interactions between array elements and how to combine data from such elements to yield optimum Signal-to-Noise Ratio images. However, image quality strongly depends upon the correct coil position over the heart and of one array coil portion with respect to the other. Results: In particular, simple errors in coil positioning could cause artifacts carrying to an inaccurate interpretation of cardiac magnetic resonance images. Conclusion: This paper describes the effect of array elements misalignment, starting from coil simulation to cardiac magnetic resonance acquisitions with a 1.5 T scanner. </P><P> Phased-array coil simulation was performed using the magnetostatic approach; moreover, phantom and in vivo experiments with a commercial 8-elements cardiac phased-array receiver coil permitted to estimate signal-to-noise ratio and B1 mapping for aligned and shifted coil.

scholarly journals Monitoring the Neurotransmitter Response to Glycemic Changes Using an Advanced Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Protocol at 7T

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young Woo Park ◽  
Dinesh K. Deelchand ◽  
James M. Joers ◽  
Anjali Kumar ◽  
Alison Bunio Alvear ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Occipital Cortex ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Resonance Spectroscopy ◽  
Gamma Aminobutyric Acid ◽  
Signal To Noise ◽  
Noise Ratio

The primary excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters glutamate (Glu) and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) are thought to be involved in the response of the brain to changes in glycemia. Therefore, their reliable measurement is critical for understanding the dynamics of these responses. The concentrations of Glu and GABA, as well as glucose (Glc) in brain tissue, can be measured in vivo using proton (1H) magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). Advanced MRS methodology at ultrahigh field allows reliable monitoring of these metabolites under changing metabolic states. However, the long acquisition times needed for these experiments while maintaining blood Glc levels at predetermined targets present many challenges. We present an advanced MRS acquisition protocol that combines commercial 7T hardware (Siemens Scanner and Nova Medical head coil), BaTiO3 dielectric padding, optical motion tracking, and dynamic frequency and B0 shim updates to ensure the acquisition of reproducibly high-quality data. Data were acquired with a semi-LASER sequence [repetition time/echo time (TR/TE) = 5,000/26 ms] from volumes of interest (VOIs) in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and hypothalamus (HTL). Five healthy volunteers were scanned to evaluate the effect of the BaTiO3 pads on B1+ distribution. Use of BaTiO3 padding resulted in a 60% gain in signal-to-noise ratio in the PFC VOI over the acquisition without the pad. The protocol was tested in six patients with type 1 diabetes during a clamp study where euglycemic (~100 mg/dL) and hypoglycemic (~50 mg/dL) blood Glc levels were maintained in the scanner. The new protocol allowed retention of all HTL data compared with our prior experience of having to exclude approximately half of the HTL data in similar clamp experiments in the 7T scanner due to subject motion. The advanced MRS protocol showed excellent data quality (reliable quantification of 11–12 metabolites) and stability (p &gt; 0.05 for both signal-to-noise ratio and water linewidths) between euglycemia and hypoglycemia. Decreased brain Glc levels under hypoglycemia were reliably detected in both VOIs. In addition, mean Glu level trended lower at hypoglycemia than euglycemia for both VOIs, consistent with prior observations in the occipital cortex. This protocol will allow robust mechanistic investigations of the primary neurotransmitters, Glu and GABA, under changing glycemic conditions.

Localized NMR Spectroscopy with a 1.5 T Whole- Body Imager Using CODEX

1991 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 401-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wulf-Ingo Jung ◽  
Otto Lutz ◽  
Markus Pfeffer
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Nmr Spectroscopy ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Signal To Noise ◽  
Noise Ratio ◽  
Good Signal

AbstractWith a whole-body NMR imager working at 1.5 T localized 1H and 31P spectra were obtained using the CODEX sequence. Examples are presented: With ethanol 'H spectra the resolution, stability, and sensitivity are documented. Human in vivo investigations of the yellow bone marrow of (13 mm)3 volume elements show well resolved spectra with a good signal-to-noise ratio. An example for 31P spectroscopy is also given

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