3D amplified MRI (aMRI).

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Amplified MRI (aMRI) has been introduced as a new method of detecting and visualizing pulsatile brain motion in 2D. Here, we improve aMRI by introducing a novel 3D aMRI approach.

Methods

3D aMRI was developed and tested for its ability to amplify sub-voxel motion in all three directions. In addition, 3D aMRI was qualitatively compared to 2D aMRI on multi-slice and 3D (volumetric) balanced steady-state free precession cine data and phase contrast (PC-MRI) acquired on healthy volunteers at 3T. Optical flow maps and 4D animations were produced from volumetric 3D aMRI data.

Results

3D aMRI exhibits better image quality and fewer motion artifacts compared to 2D aMRI. The tissue motion was seen to match that of PC-MRI, with the predominant brain tissue displacement

SUBMITTER: Terem I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8252598 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature