Automatic correction of background phase offset in 4D-flow of great vessels and of the heart in MRI using a third-order surface model

Objective To evaluate an automatic correction method for velocity offset errors in cardiac 4D-flow acquisitions. Materials and methods Velocity offset correction was done in a plane-by-plane scheme and compared to a volumetric approach. Stationary regions were automatically detected. In vitro experiments were conducted in a phantom using two orientations and two encoding velocities (Venc). First- to third-order models were fit to the time-averaged images of the three velocity components. In vivo experiments included realistic ROIs in a volunteer superimposed to a phantom. In 15 volunteers, blood flow volume of the proximal and distal descending aorta, of the pulmonary artery (Qp) and the ascending aorta (Qs) was compared. Results Offset errors were reduced after correction with a third-order model, yielding residual phantom velocities below 0.6 cm/s and 0.4% of Venc. The plane-by-plane correction method was more effective than the volumetric approach. Mean velocities through superimposed ROIs of a volunteer vs phantom were highly correlated (r2 = 0.96). The significant difference between proximal and distal descending aortic flows was decreased after correction from 8.1 to − 1.4 ml (p < 0.001) and Qp/Qs reduced from 1.08 ± 0.09 to 1.01 ± 0.05. Discussion An automatic third-order model corrected velocity offset errors in 4D-flow acquisitions, achieving acceptable levels for clinical applications..

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:32

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Magnetic resonance materials in physics, biology and medicine - 32(2019), 6 vom: 22. Juni, Seite 629-642

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Craiem, Damian [VerfasserIn]
Pascaner, Ariel F. [VerfasserIn]
Casciaro, Mariano E. [VerfasserIn]
Gencer, Umit [VerfasserIn]
Alcibar, Joaquin [VerfasserIn]
Soulat, Gilles [VerfasserIn]
Mousseaux, Elie [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Blood flow
Eddy currents
Phase-contrast MRI
Velocity offset error

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© European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology (ESMRMB) 2019

doi:

10.1007/s10334-019-00765-z

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OLC211024576X