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ArticleMagnetic resonance in medicine2026

Reproducibility of QQ (QSM + qBOLD) Oxygen Extraction Fraction (OEF) Mapping in the Brain at 3 and 1.5 T.

Hangwei Zhuang, Kofi Deh, Alexey Dimov, Pascal Spincemaille, Thanh D Nyugen, Yi Wang

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Hangwei ZhuangDepartment of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7662-1434
Kofi DehDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Howard University, Washington, DC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3919-2543
Alexey DimovDepartment of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0460-6635
Pascal SpincemailleDepartment of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8821-1341
Thanh D NyugenDepartment of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1411-7694
Yi WangDepartment of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1404-8526

Funding

Noninvasive measurement of oxygenation using quantitative susceptibility mapping (supplement)R01HL151686 · NHLBI · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI SPINCEMAILLE, PASCAL, WEINSAFT, JONATHAN W. · 2021 to 2025
$4.7M
Quantitative MRI-based cerebral oxygen metabolism in Alzheimer's diseaseR01AG080011 · NIA · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI GLORIA Chia-Yi CHIANG, Yi Wang · 2023 to 2026
$3.3M
Quantitative Cerebral Oxygen Metabolic Imaging of Acute Ischemic StrokeR01NS135205 · NINDS · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI Ajay Gupta, Hooman Kamel · 2024 to 2026
$2.0M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL151686NHLBI NIH HHS R01HL151686NIA NIH HHS R01 AG080011NIA NIH HHS R01AG080011NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS135205
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Abstract

purposeThis study aims to assess the repeatability and reproducibility of qBOLD+QSM (QQ) oxygen extraction fraction (OEF) measurements across 3 and 1.5 T.

methodsThe effects of field strength on signal to noise ratio (SNR) and OEF sampling time were experimentally assessed in 14 healthy subjects using repeated scans performed at 3 and 1.5 T. Whole-brain and regional OEF values were analyzed using Bland-Altman and correlation between repeated scans and across field strengths.

resultsWhole-brain and regional OEF values showed strong agreement between repeated scans at the same field strength, with minimal differences (≤ 0.74%) and high correlation (r > 0.92). Across field strengths, comparisons similarly showed small mean differences (≤ 1.51%) and strong correlations (r > 0.95).

conclusionQQ-OEF has good repeatability and reproducibility at both 3 and 1.5 T. Good performance at 1.5 T may arise from accurate noise modeling and longer sampling times at lower field strengths.

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BrainBrain MappingMagnetic Resonance ImagingOxygenAdultAlgorithmsFemaleHumansMaleReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySignal-To-Noise RatioOxygen

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PMCPMC13349079

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