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ArticleMagma (New York, N.Y.)2017

Comparison of two quantitative proton density mapping methods in multiple sclerosis.

René-Maxime Gracien, Sarah C Reitz, Marlies Wagner, Christoph Mayer, Steffen Volz, Stephanie-Michelle Hof, Vinzenz Fleischer, Amgad Droby, Helmuth Steinmetz, Sergiu Groppa and 3 more

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Article in Magma (New York, N.Y.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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13 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

René-Maxime GracienDepartment of Neurology, Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany. Rene-Maxime.Gracien@kgu.de.
Sarah C ReitzDepartment of Neurology, Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Marlies WagnerDepartment of Neuroradiology, Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Christoph MayerDepartment of Neurology, Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Steffen VolzBrain Imaging Center, Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Stephanie-Michelle HofDepartment of Neurology, Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Vinzenz FleischerDepartment of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Amgad DrobyDepartment of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Helmuth SteinmetzDepartment of Neurology, Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Sergiu GroppaDepartment of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Elke HattingenDepartment of Neuroradiology, Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Johannes C KleinDepartment of Neurology, Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Ralf DeichmannBrain Imaging Center, Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Goethe University Frankfurt · DEJohannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DEUniversity Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DEUniversity of Oxford · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveProton density (PD) mapping requires correction for the receive profile (RP), which is frequently performed via bias-field correction. An alternative RP-mapping method utilizes a comparison of uncorrected PD-maps and a value ρ(T1) directly derived from T1-maps via the Fatouros equation. This may be problematic in multiple sclerosis (MS), if respective parameters are only valid for healthy brain tissue. We aimed to investigate whether the alternative method yields correct PD values in MS patients. MATERIALS/

methodsPD mapping was performed on 27 patients with relapsing-remitting MS and 27 healthy controls, utilizing both methods, yielding reference PD values (PD

resultsPD

conclusionRP correction utilizing the auxiliary parameter ρ(T1) derived via the Fatouros equation provides accurate PD results in MS patients, in spite of discrepancies between ρ(T1) and actual PD values.

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AdultAlgorithmsBrainBrain MappingCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedMultiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-RemittingProton Magnetic Resonance SpectroscopyReproducibility of ResultsFatouros equationProton densityQuantitative MRIRelapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

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