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Article: Reconstruction of multi-phase parametric maps in 4D-magnetic resonance fingerprinting (4D-MRF) by optimization of local T1 and T2 sensitivities

TitleReconstruction of multi-phase parametric maps in 4D-magnetic resonance fingerprinting (4D-MRF) by optimization of local T1 and T2 sensitivities
Authors
Keywords4D Imaging
abdominal MRI
liver cancer
motion management
MR fingerprinting
Issue Date1-Jan-2024
PublisherWiley
Citation
Medical Physics, 2024, v. 51, n. 7, p. 4721-4735 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: Time-resolved magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF), or 4D-MRF, has been demonstrated its feasibility in motion management in radiotherapy (RT). However, the prohibitive long acquisition time is one of challenges of the clinical implementation of 4D-MRF. The shortening of acquisition time causes data insufficiency in each respiratory phase, leading to poor accuracies and consistencies of the predicted tissues’ properties of each phase. Purpose: To develop a technique for the reconstruction of multi-phase parametric maps in four-dimensional magnetic resonance fingerprinting (4D-MRF) through the optimization of local T1 and T2 sensitivities. Methods: The proposed technique employed an iterative optimization to tailor the data arrangement of each phase by manipulation of inter-phase frames, such that the T1 and T2 sensitivities, which were quantified by the modified Minkowski distance, of the truncated signal evolution curve was maximized. The multi-phase signal evolution curves were modified by sliding window reconstruction and inter-phase frame sharing (SWIFS). Motion correction (MC) and dot product matching were sequentially performed on the modified signal evolution and dictionary to reconstruct the multi-parametric maps. The proposed technique was evaluated by numerical simulations using the extended cardiac-torso (XCAT) phantom with regular and irregular breathing patterns, and by in vivo MRF data of three health volunteers and six liver cancer patients acquired at a 3.0 T scanner. Results: In simulation study, the proposed SWIFS approach achieved the overall mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of 8.62% ± 1.59% and 16.2% ± 3.88% for the eight-phases T1 and T2 maps, respectively, in the sagittal view with irregular breathing patterns. In contrast, the overall MAPE of T1 and T2 maps generated by the conventional approach with multiple MRF repetitions were 22.1% ± 11.0% and 30.8% ± 14.9%, respectively. For in-vivo study, the predicted mean T1 and T2 of liver by the proposed SWIFS approach were 795 ms ± 38.9 ms and 58.3 ms ± 11.7 ms, respectively. Conclusions: Both simulation and in vivo results showed that the approach empowered by T1 and T2 sensitivities optimization and sliding window under the shortened acquisition of MRF had superior performance in the estimation of multi-phase T1 and T2 maps as compared to the conventional approach with oversampling of MRF data.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/348686
ISSN
2023 Impact Factor: 3.2
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.052

 

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dc.contributor.authorWong, Yat Lam-
dc.contributor.authorLi, Tian-
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Chenyang-
dc.contributor.authorLee, Ho Fun Victor-
dc.contributor.authorCheung, Lai Yin Andy-
dc.contributor.authorHui, Edward Sai Kam-
dc.contributor.authorCao, Peng-
dc.contributor.authorCai, Jing-
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-12T00:30:04Z-
dc.date.available2024-10-12T00:30:04Z-
dc.date.issued2024-01-01-
dc.identifier.citationMedical Physics, 2024, v. 51, n. 7, p. 4721-4735-
dc.identifier.issn0094-2405-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/348686-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Time-resolved magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF), or 4D-MRF, has been demonstrated its feasibility in motion management in radiotherapy (RT). However, the prohibitive long acquisition time is one of challenges of the clinical implementation of 4D-MRF. The shortening of acquisition time causes data insufficiency in each respiratory phase, leading to poor accuracies and consistencies of the predicted tissues’ properties of each phase. Purpose: To develop a technique for the reconstruction of multi-phase parametric maps in four-dimensional magnetic resonance fingerprinting (4D-MRF) through the optimization of local T1 and T2 sensitivities. Methods: The proposed technique employed an iterative optimization to tailor the data arrangement of each phase by manipulation of inter-phase frames, such that the T1 and T2 sensitivities, which were quantified by the modified Minkowski distance, of the truncated signal evolution curve was maximized. The multi-phase signal evolution curves were modified by sliding window reconstruction and inter-phase frame sharing (SWIFS). Motion correction (MC) and dot product matching were sequentially performed on the modified signal evolution and dictionary to reconstruct the multi-parametric maps. The proposed technique was evaluated by numerical simulations using the extended cardiac-torso (XCAT) phantom with regular and irregular breathing patterns, and by in vivo MRF data of three health volunteers and six liver cancer patients acquired at a 3.0 T scanner. Results: In simulation study, the proposed SWIFS approach achieved the overall mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of 8.62% ± 1.59% and 16.2% ± 3.88% for the eight-phases T1 and T2 maps, respectively, in the sagittal view with irregular breathing patterns. In contrast, the overall MAPE of T1 and T2 maps generated by the conventional approach with multiple MRF repetitions were 22.1% ± 11.0% and 30.8% ± 14.9%, respectively. For in-vivo study, the predicted mean T1 and T2 of liver by the proposed SWIFS approach were 795 ms ± 38.9 ms and 58.3 ms ± 11.7 ms, respectively. Conclusions: Both simulation and in vivo results showed that the approach empowered by T1 and T2 sensitivities optimization and sliding window under the shortened acquisition of MRF had superior performance in the estimation of multi-phase T1 and T2 maps as compared to the conventional approach with oversampling of MRF data.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherWiley-
dc.relation.ispartofMedical Physics-
dc.subject4D Imaging-
dc.subjectabdominal MRI-
dc.subjectliver cancer-
dc.subjectmotion management-
dc.subjectMR fingerprinting-
dc.titleReconstruction of multi-phase parametric maps in 4D-magnetic resonance fingerprinting (4D-MRF) by optimization of local T1 and T2 sensitivities-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/mp.17001-
dc.identifier.pmid38386904-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85186452733-
dc.identifier.volume51-
dc.identifier.issue7-
dc.identifier.spage4721-
dc.identifier.epage4735-
dc.identifier.eissn2473-4209-
dc.identifier.issnl0094-2405-

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