Accelerated visualization of selected intracranial arteries by cycled super-selective arterial spin labeling
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Accelerated visualization of selected intracranial arteries by cycled super-selective arterial spin labeling. / Lindner, Thomas; Larsen, Naomi; Jansen, Olav; Helle, Michael.
In: MAGN RESON MATER PHY, Vol. 29, No. 6, 12.2016, p. 843-852.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Accelerated visualization of selected intracranial arteries by cycled super-selective arterial spin labeling
AU - Lindner, Thomas
AU - Larsen, Naomi
AU - Jansen, Olav
AU - Helle, Michael
PY - 2016/12
Y1 - 2016/12
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To accelerate super-selective arterial spin labeling (ASL) angiography by using a single control condition denoted as cycled super-selective arterial spin labeling.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A single non-selective control image is acquired that is shared by selective label images. Artery-selective imaging is possible by geometrically changing the position of the labeling focus to more than one artery of interest during measurement. The presented approach is compared to conventional super-selective imaging in terms of its labeling efficiency inside and outside the labeling focus using numerical simulations and in vivo measurements. Additionally, the signal-to-noise ratios of the images are compared to non-selective ASL angiography and analyzed using a two-way ANOVA test and calculating the Pearson's correlation coefficients.RESULTS: The results indicate that the labeling efficiency is not reduced within the labeled artery, but can increase as a function of distance to the artery of interest when compared to conventional super-selective ASL. In the final images, no statistically significant difference of image quality can be observed while the acquisition duration could be reduced when the major brain feeding arteries are being tagged.CONCLUSION: Using super-selective arterial spin labeling, a single non-selective control acquisition suffices for reconstructing selective angiograms of the cerebral vasculature, thereby accelerating image acquisition of the major intracranial arteries without notable loss of information.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To accelerate super-selective arterial spin labeling (ASL) angiography by using a single control condition denoted as cycled super-selective arterial spin labeling.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A single non-selective control image is acquired that is shared by selective label images. Artery-selective imaging is possible by geometrically changing the position of the labeling focus to more than one artery of interest during measurement. The presented approach is compared to conventional super-selective imaging in terms of its labeling efficiency inside and outside the labeling focus using numerical simulations and in vivo measurements. Additionally, the signal-to-noise ratios of the images are compared to non-selective ASL angiography and analyzed using a two-way ANOVA test and calculating the Pearson's correlation coefficients.RESULTS: The results indicate that the labeling efficiency is not reduced within the labeled artery, but can increase as a function of distance to the artery of interest when compared to conventional super-selective ASL. In the final images, no statistically significant difference of image quality can be observed while the acquisition duration could be reduced when the major brain feeding arteries are being tagged.CONCLUSION: Using super-selective arterial spin labeling, a single non-selective control acquisition suffices for reconstructing selective angiograms of the cerebral vasculature, thereby accelerating image acquisition of the major intracranial arteries without notable loss of information.
KW - Angiography
KW - Arteries/diagnostic imaging
KW - Cerebral Arteries/diagnostic imaging
KW - Cerebrovascular Circulation
KW - Computer Simulation
KW - Humans
KW - Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
KW - Magnetic Resonance Angiography
KW - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
KW - Models, Theoretical
KW - Reproducibility of Results
KW - Signal-To-Noise Ratio
KW - Spin Labels
U2 - 10.1007/s10334-016-0574-z
DO - 10.1007/s10334-016-0574-z
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 27356930
VL - 29
SP - 843
EP - 852
JO - MAGN RESON MATER PHY
JF - MAGN RESON MATER PHY
SN - 1352-8661
IS - 6
ER -