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ArticleRadiological physics and technology2024

Improving image quality using the pause function combination to PROPELLER sequence in brain MRI: a phantom study.

Kousaku Saotome, Koji Matsumoto, Yoshiaki Kato, Yoshihiro Ozaki, Motohiro Nagai, Tomoyuki Hasegawa, Hiroki Tsuchiya, Tensho Yamao

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Kousaku SaotomeDepartment of Radiological Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Fukushima Medical University, 10-6 Sakaemachi, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima, 960-8516, Japan. saotome84@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7089-4922
Koji MatsumotoDepartment of Radiology, Chiba University Hospital, National University Corporation, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, 260-8677, Japan.
Yoshiaki KatoDiagnostic Imaging Room, Medical Technology Department, Kameda General Hospital, Kamogawa-shi, Chiba, 296-8602, Japan.
Yoshihiro OzakiDepartment of Radiology, Meiwa Hospital, Nishinomiya-shi, Hyogo, 663-8186, Japan.
Motohiro NagaiDiagnostic Imaging Room, Medical Technology Department, Kameda General Hospital, Kamogawa-shi, Chiba, 296-8602, Japan.
Tomoyuki HasegawaDepartment of Radiological Technology, Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachinaka General Hospital, Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki, 312-0057, Japan.
Hiroki TsuchiyaRadiological Technology Section, Department of Medical Technology, QST Hospital, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Anagawa-shi, Chiba, 263-8555, Japan.
Tensho YamaoDepartment of Radiological Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Fukushima Medical University, 10-6 Sakaemachi, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima, 960-8516, Japan.

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Abstract

While some MRI systems offer a "pause" function, combining it with the PROPELLER method for image quality improvement remains underexplored. This study investigated whether repositioning the head after pausing during PROPELLER imaging enhances image quality. All brain phantom images in this study were obtained using a 3.0 T MRI and acquired using the fast spin-echo T2WI-based PROPELLER with motion correction. By combining the angle of rotational motion of the head phantom and the number of repositioning after a pause, two studies including seven trials were performed. Increasing the rotation angle decreased the image quality; however, pausing the image and repositioning the head phantom to the original angle improved the image quality. A similar result was obtained by repositioning the angle closer to its original angle. Experiments with multiple head movements showed that pausing the scan and repositioning the phantom with each movement improved image quality.

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BrainImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingPhantoms, ImagingHumansMovementBrainMagnetic resonance imagingPausePhantomPROPELLERRadial scan

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