| 3D TOF MRA of intracranial aneurysms at 1.5 T and 3 T: influence of matrix, parallel imaging, and acquisition time on image quality - a vascular phantom study. | |
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PMID: 18423321 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: A 3-T magnetic resonance imaging system provides a better signal-to-noise ratio and inflow effect than 1.5 T in three-dimensional time-of-flight (3D TOF) magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of matrix, parallel imaging, and acquisition time on image quality of 3D TOF MRA at 1.5 and 3 T, and to illustrate whether the combination of larger matrixes with parallel imaging technique is feasible, by evaluating the visualization of simulated intracranial aneurysms and aneurysmal blebs using a vascular phantom with pulsatile flow. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An anthropomorphic vascular phantom was designed to simulate the various intracranial aneurysms with aneurysmal bleb. The vascular phantom was connected to an electromagnetic flow pump with pulsatile flow, and we obtained 1.5- and 3-T MRAs altering the parameters of 3D TOF sequences, including acquisition time. Two radiologists evaluated the depiction of simulated aneurysms and aneurysmal blebs. RESULTS: The aneurysmal blebs were not sufficiently visualized on the high-spatial resolution 1.5-T MRA (matrix size of 384 x 256 or 512 x 256), even with longer acquisition time (9 or 18 min). At 3 T with acquisition time of 4.5 min using parallel imaging technique, however, the depiction of aneurysmal blebs was significantly better for the high-spatial resolution sequence than for the standard resolution sequence. For the high-spatial resolution sequence, the longer acquisition times did not improve the depiction of aneurysmal blebs in comparison with 4.5 min at 3 T. CONCLUSIONS: For 3D TOF MRA, the combination of the large matrix with parallel imaging technique is feasible at 3 T, but not at 1.5 T. |
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Authors:
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Yasuhiro Hiai; Shingo Kakeda; Toru Sato; Norihiro Ohnari; Junji Moriya; Mika Kitajima; Toshinori Hirai; Yasuyuki Yamashita; Yukunori Korogi |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Academic radiology Volume: 15 ISSN: 1076-6332 ISO Abbreviation: Acad Radiol Publication Date: 2008 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-04-21 Completed Date: 2008-09-04 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9440159 Medline TA: Acad Radiol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 635-40 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Course of Radiological Sciences, Kumamoto University School of Health Sciences, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, 4-24-1 Kuhonji, Kumamoto 862-0976, Japan. Hiai@hs.kunamoto-u.ac.jp |
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Humans Image Processing, Computer-Assisted Imaging, Three-Dimensional* Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnosis* Magnetic Resonance Angiography / methods* Phantoms, Imaging* Pulsatile Flow Reproducibility of Results Statistics, Nonparametric |
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