Abstract
Purpose: To describe, assess, and implement a simple precision estimation framework for optimization of spinlock time (TSL) sampling schedules for quantitative T1r mapping using a mono-exponential signal model.
Materials and Methods: A method is described for estimating T1r precision, and a cost function based on the precision estimates is evaluated to determine efficient TSL sampling schedules. The validity of the framework was tested by imaging a phantom with various sampling schedules and comparing theoretical and experimental precision values. The method utility was demonstrated with in vivo T1r mapping of brain tissue using a similar procedure as the phantom experiment. To assist investigators, optimal sampling schedules are tabulated for various tissue types and an online calculator is implemented.
Results: Theoretical and experimental precision values followed similar trends for both the phantom and in vivo experiments. The mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of theoretical estimates of T1r map signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) was typically 5% in the phantom experiment and 33% in the in vivo demonstration. In both experiments, optimal TSL schedules yielded greater T1r map SNR efficiency than typical schedules.
Conclusion: The framework can be used to improve the imaging efficiency of T1ρ mapping protocols and to guide selection of imaging parameters.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 242-250 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. 125.
Keywords
- Precision
- Quantitative mapping
- Relaxometry
- SNR
- Spin lock
- T1rho