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ArticleMagnetic resonance in medicine2025

Time-efficient, high-resolution 3T whole-brain relaxometry using Cartesian 3D MR Spin TomogrAphy in Time-Domain (MR-STAT) with cerebrospinal fluid suppression.

Hongyan Liu, Edwin Versteeg, Miha Fuderer, Oscar van der Heide, Martin B Schilder, Cornelis A T van den Berg, Alessandro Sbrizzi

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Hongyan LiuComputational Imaging Group, Department of Radiotheraphy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1319-0419
Edwin VersteegComputational Imaging Group, Department of Radiotheraphy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3235-3970
Miha FudererComputational Imaging Group, Department of Radiotheraphy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5673-915X
Oscar van der HeideComputational Imaging Group, Department of Radiotheraphy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8451-525X
Martin B SchilderComputational Imaging Group, Department of Radiotheraphy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4058-4928
Cornelis A T van den BergComputational Imaging Group, Department of Radiotheraphy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5565-6889
Alessandro SbrizziComputational Imaging Group, Department of Radiotheraphy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3276-4542

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China Scholarship Council 201807720088
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Abstract

purposeCurrent three-dimensional (3D) MR Spin TomogrAphy in Time-Domain (MR-STAT) protocols use transient-state, gradient-spoiled gradient-echo sequences that are prone to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pulsation artifacts when applied to the brain. This study aims to develop a 3D MR-STAT protocol for whole-brain relaxometry that overcomes the challenges posed by CSF-induced ghosting artifacts.

methodWe optimized the flip-angle train within the Cartesian 3D MR-STAT framework to achieve two objectives: (1) minimization of the noise level in the reconstructed quantitative maps, and (2) reduction of the CSF-to-white-matter signal ratio to suppress CSF-associated pulsation artifacts. The optimized new sequence was tested on a gel/water phantom for accuracy evaluation of the quantitative maps, and on healthy volunteers to explore the effectiveness of the CSF artifact suppression and robustness of the new protocol.

resultsAn optimized sequence with high parameter-encoding capability and low CSF signal response was proposed and validated in the gel/water phantom experiment. From in vivo experiments with 5 volunteers, the proposed CSF-suppressed sequence produced quantitative maps with no CSF artifacts and showed overall greatly improved image quality compared with the baseline sequence. Statistical analysis indicated low intersubject and interscan variability for quantitative parameters in gray matter and white matter (1.6%-2.4% for T

conclusionWe present a new 3D MR-STAT sequence with CSF suppression that effectively eliminates CSF pulsation artifacts. The new sequence ensures consistently high-quality, 1-mm

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BrainCerebrospinal FluidImaging, Three-DimensionalMagnetic Resonance ImagingAdultAlgorithmsArtifactsFemaleHealthy VolunteersHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMalePhantoms, ImagingReproducibility of ResultsSignal-To-Noise RatioWhite MatterMR‐STATmultiparametric MRIneuroimagingquantitative imagingrelaxometry

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PMID39607873
PMCPMC11893030

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