Journal
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE
Volume 85, Issue 3, Pages 1350-1363Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.28518
Keywords
misregistration artifact; motion correction; prostate MRI; T2-weighted spin echo; through-plane super resolution
Funding
- National Institutes of Health [RR018898]
- Mayo Clinic
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The study introduces a retrospective correction method to address subtle slice-to-slice positional inconsistencies when using overlapped slices for super resolution in T2-weighted spin-echo imaging. By measuring slice-to-slice displacement and applying position corrections, image quality was significantly improved.
Purpose The purpose is to develop a retrospective correction for subtle slice-to-slice positional inconsistencies that can occur when overlapped slices are acquired for super resolution in T-2-weighted spin-echo multislice imaging. Methods Spin-echo acquisition of overlapped slices is typically done using multiple passes. After the passes are assembled into the final slice set, consecutive slices are correlated due to their overlap. Cross correlation was used to measure slice-to-slice displacement. AfterZ-dependent filtering to preserve true object shape, the displacements were used to correct slice position. The method was tested in a phantom moved slowly (0.16-0.63 mm/pass) under computer control and in vivo in 16 patients having prostate MRI. Results Over the motion range, the correlation method had an accuracy within 0.03 mm/pass and precision +/- 0.20 mm (ie, subpixel). Corrected images visually resemble the true object. Over the patient studies, the mean range of motion in the anterior-posterior direction was 1.63 mm. Motion-corrected axial images and the sagittal reformats were evaluated as significantly superior over those formed without motion correction. Conclusion The retrospective correlation-based motion-correction method provides significant improvement in the slice-to-slice registration necessary for effective super resolution using overlapped slices.
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