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ArticleScientific reports2021

Improving the robustness of MOLLI T1 maps with a dedicated motion correction algorithm.

Gaspar Delso, Laura Farré, José T Ortiz-Pérez, Susanna Prat, Adelina Doltra, Rosario J Perea, Teresa M Caralt, Daniel Lorenzatti, Julián Vega, Santi Sotes and 2 more

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Gaspar DelsoMR Applications & Workflow, GE Healthcare, Barcelona, Spain.
Laura FarréUniversitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
José T Ortiz-PérezHospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. JTORTIZ@clinic.cat.
Susanna PratHospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Adelina DoltraHospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Rosario J PereaHospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Teresa M CaraltHospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Daniel LorenzattiHospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Julián VegaHospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Santi SotesHospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Martin A JanichMR Applications & Workflow, GE Healthcare, Munich, Germany.
Marta SitgesHospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

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Abstract

Myocardial tissue T1 constitutes a reliable indicator of several heart diseases related to extracellular changes (e.g. edema, fibrosis) as well as fat, iron and amyloid content. Magnetic resonance (MR) T1-mapping is typically achieved by pixel-wise exponential fitting of a series of inversion or saturation recovery measurements. Good anatomical alignment between these measurements is essential for accurate T1 estimation. Motion correction is recommended to improve alignment. However, in the case of inversion recovery sequences, this correction is compromised by the intrinsic contrast variation between frames. A model-based, non-rigid motion correction method for MOLLI series was implemented and validated on a large database of cardiac clinical cases (n = 186). The method relies on a dedicated similarity metric that accounts for the intensity changes caused by T1 magnetization relaxation. The results were compared to uncorrected series and to the standard motion correction included in the scanner. To automate the quantitative analysis of results, a custom data alignment metric was defined. Qualitative evaluation was performed on a subset of cases to confirm the validity of the new metric. Motion correction caused noticeable (i.e. > 5%) performance degradation in 12% of cases with the standard method, compared to 0.3% with the new dedicated method. The average alignment quality was 85% ± 9% with the default correction and 90% ± 7% with the new method. The results of the qualitative evaluation were found to correlate with the quantitative metric. In conclusion, a dedicated motion correction method for T1 mapping MOLLI series has been evaluated on a large database of clinical cardiac MR cases, confirming its increased robustness with respect to the standard method implemented in the scanner.

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