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ArticleMagnetic resonance in medicine2024

Simulation-based optimization and experimental comparison of intracranial T2-weighted DANTE-SPACE vessel wall imaging at 3T and 7T.

Matthijs H S de Buck, Aaron T Hess, Peter Jezzard

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Matthijs H S de BuckWellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB Division, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8217-8192
Aaron T HessWellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB Division, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9289-5619
Peter JezzardWellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB Division, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7912-2251

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BHF Centre of Research Excellence, Oxford RE/13/1/30181British Heart Foundation RE/13/1/30181Department of Health NIHR203311Department of Health NIHR203316NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research CentreNIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre NIHR203316Wellcome Trust 203139Wellcome Trust 203139/A/16/ZWellcome Trust 203139/Z/16/Z
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Abstract

purposeT2-weighted DANTE-SPACE (Delay Alternating with Nutation for Tailored Excitation - Sampling Perfection with Application optimized Contrasts using different flip angle Evolution) sequences facilitate non-invasive intracranial vessel wall imaging at 7T through simultaneous suppression of blood and CSF. However, the achieved vessel wall delineation depends closely on the selected sequence parameters, and little information is available about the performance of the sequence using more widely available 3T MRI. Therefore, in this paper a comprehensive DANTE-SPACE simulation framework is used for the optimization and quantitative comparison of T2-weighted DANTE-SPACE at both 7T and 3T.

methodsSimulations are used to propose optimized sequence parameters at both 3T and 7T. At 7T, an additional protocol which uses a parallel transmission (pTx) shim during the DANTE preparation for improved suppression of inflowing blood is also proposed. Data at both field strengths using optimized and literature protocols are acquired and quantitatively compared in six healthy volunteers.

resultsAt 7T, more vessel wall signal can be retained while still achieving sufficient CSF suppression by using fewer DANTE pulses than described in previous implementations. The use of a pTx shim during DANTE at 7T provides a modest further improvement to the inner vessel wall delineation. At 3T, aggressive DANTE preparation is required to achieve CSF suppression, resulting in reduced vessel wall signal. As a result, the achievable vessel wall definition at 3T is around half that of 7T.

conclusionSimulation-based optimization of DANTE parameters facilitates improved T2-weighted DANTE-SPACE contrasts at 7T. The improved vessel definition of T2-weighted DANTE-SPACE at 7T makes DANTE preparation more suitable for T2-weighted VWI at 7T than at 3T.

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AlgorithmsBrainComputer SimulationMagnetic Resonance ImagingAdultFemaleHealthy VolunteersHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance AngiographyMale7 Teslablack‐bloodDANTE‐SPACEVessel wall imaging

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PMID38970460
PMCPMC7618771

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