Simultaneous Multislice for Accelerating Diffusion MRI in Clinical Neuroradiology Protocols.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Diffusion MR imaging sequences essential for clinical neuroradiology imaging protocols may be accelerated with simultaneous multislice acquisitions. We tested whether simultaneous multislice-accelerated diffusion data were clinically equivalent to standard acquisitions.

Materials and methods

In this retrospective study, clinical diffusion sequences obtained before and after implementation of 2-slice simultaneous multislice acceleration and an altered diffusion gradient sampling scheme using the same 3T MRI scanner and 20-channel coil (n = 25 per group) were independently and blindly evaluated by 2 neuroradiologists for perceived quality, artifacts, and overall diagnostic utility. Diffusion tractography was performed in 13 patients both with and

SUBMITTER: Hoch MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8367627 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature