Fast multislice pH‐weighted chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) MRI with Unevenly segmented RF irradiation
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- 24 September 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
- Vol. 65 (2), 588-594
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.22628
Abstract
Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) MRI is a versatile imaging technique for measuring microenvironment properties via dilute CEST labile groups. Conventionally, CEST MRI is implemented with a long radiofrequency irradiation module, followed by fast image acquisition to obtain the steady state CEST contrast. Nevertheless, the sensitivity, scan time, and spatial coverage of the conventional CEST MRI method may not be optimal. Our study proposed a segmented radiofrequency labeling scheme that includes a long primary radiofrequency irradiation module to generate the steady state CEST contrast and repetitive short secondary radiofrequency irradiation module immediately after the image acquisition so as to maintain the steady state CEST contrast for multislice acquisition and signal averaging. The proposed CEST MRI method was validated experimentally with a tissue‐like pH phantom and optimized for the maximal contrast‐to‐noise ratio. In addition, the proposed sequence was evaluated for imaging ischemic acidosis via pH‐weighted endogenous amide proton transfer MRI, which showed similar contrast as conventional amide proton transfer MRI. In sum, a fast multislice relaxation self‐compensated CEST MRI sequence was developed, with significantly improved sensitivity and suitable for in vivo applications. Magn Reson Med, 2011.This publication has 30 references indexed in Scilit:
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