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ArticleMagnetic resonance in medicine2025

gammaSTAR: A framework for the development of dynamic, real-time capable MR sequences.

Simon Konstandin, Matthias Günther, Daniel C Hoinkiss

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3 authors.

Simon KonstandinImaging Physics, Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine MEVIS, Bremen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8143-2221
Matthias GüntherImaging Physics, Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine MEVIS, Bremen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2650-7956
Daniel C HoinkissImaging Physics, Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine MEVIS, Bremen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3358-7296

Funding

Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) 03VP10430
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo present the real-time capability and advanced MR sequence library of the MR sequence development framework gammaSTAR.

methodsThe presented platform consists of four different components: (1) a frontend for sequence development combined with a Python backend for sequence generation; (2) a Lua backend for the creation of hardware instructions; (3) a vendor-specific driver for translation of these instructions into scanner-specific objects; and (4) an interface for real-time feedback capability. In vivo measurements of the same volunteer were performed for comparison of imaging and spectroscopy sequences implemented in this framework with those of one main vendor (Siemens Healthineers) at magnetic field strengths of 3 T and 1.5 T. Prospective motion correction was integrated into a spin echo EPI sequence to demonstrate the real-time feedback capability.

resultsThe imaging and spectroscopy results of the gammaSTAR sequences show very similar image contrasts and qualities compared to those by the vendor. ADC maps were calculated and show values of (0.80 ± 0.14)10

conclusionThe platform gammaSTAR allows for MR sequence development with real-time feedback capability demonstrated by a large number of MR sequences and applications.

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BrainImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingAlgorithmsEcho-Planar ImagingHumansSoftwaremagnetic resonance imagingMR pulse sequence programmingmulticenter studiesplatform independentreproducibility

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PMCPMC12309873

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