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Background Gradient Correction using Excitation Pulse Profile for Fat and $T_2{^*}$ Quantification in 2D Multi-Slice Liver Imaging  

Nam, Yoon-Ho (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University)
Kim, Hahn-Sung (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University)
Zho, Sang-Young (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University)
Kim, Dong-Hyun (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University)
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Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging / v.16, no.1, 2012 , pp. 6-15 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose : The objective of this study was to develop background gradient correction method using excitation pulse profile compensation for accurate fat and $T_2{^*}$ quantification in the liver. Materials and Methods: In liver imaging using gradient echo, signal decay induced by linear background gradient is weighted by an excitation pulse profile and therefore hinders accurate quantification of $T_2{^*}$and fat. To correct this, a linear background gradient in the slice-selection direction was estimated from a $B_0$ field map and signal decays were corrected using the excitation pulse profile. Improved estimation of fat fraction and $T_2{^*}$ from the corrected data were demonstrated by phantom and in vivo experiments at 3 Tesla magnetic field. Results: After correction, in the phantom experiments, the estimated $T_2{^*}$ and fat fractions were changed close to that of a well-shimmed condition while, for in vivo experiments, the background gradients were estimated to be up to approximately 120 ${\mu}T/m$ with increased homogeneity in $T_2{^*}$ and fat fractions obtained. Conclusion: The background gradient correction method using excitation pulse profile can reduce the effect of macroscopic field inhomogeneity in signal decay and can be applied for simultaneous fat and iron quantification in 2D gradient echo liver imaging.
Keywords
Fat quantification; $T_2{^*}$ measurement; IDEAL; field inhomogeneity; pulse profile; liver imaging;
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