期刊
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
卷 86, 期 -, 页码 46-54出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2021.11.003
关键词
Simultaneous multi-slice; SMS; Diffusion MRI; MAP-MRI
资金
- Daniel M. Soref charitable foun-dation
- GE Healthcare technology development grant
This study investigated the effects of SMS acceleration on the accuracy of propagator metrics obtained from MAP-MRI, revealing significant alterations in diffusion metrics when SMS acceleration was used, particularly in zero-displacement metrics and non-Gaussianity metrics. The study also found that MAP-MRI metrics calculated from SMS-3 showed significant differences compared to SMS-2, indicating a change in bias characteristics with the shorter TR afforded by SMS acceleration.
Advanced diffusion MRI models are being explored to study the complex microstructure of the brain with higher accuracy. However, these techniques require long acquisition times. Simultaneous Multi-Slice (SMS) accelerates data acquisition by exciting multiple image slices simultaneously and separating the overlapping slices using a mathematical model, which makes use of the distinct information coming from an array of receive coils. However, SMS acceleration introduces increased noise in reconstructed images and crosstalk between simultaneously excited slices. These compounded effects from SMS acceleration could affect quantitative MRI techniques such as diffusion imaging. In this study, the effects of SMS acceleration on the accuracy of propagator metrics obtained from a model-free advanced diffusion technique called Mean Apparent Propagator MRI (MAP-MRI) was investigated. Ten healthy volunteers were scanned with SMS accelerated multi-shell diffusion MRI acquisitions. Group analyses were performed to study brain regions affected by SMS acceleration. In addition, diffusion metrics from atlas-based fiber tracts of interest were analyzed to investigate how propagator metrics in major fiber tracts were biased by 2- and 3-band SMS acceleration. Both zero-displacement metrics and non-Gaussianity metrics were significantly altered when SMS acceleration was used. MAP-MRI metrics calculated from SMS-3 showed significant differences with respect to SMS-2. Furthermore, with the shorter TR afforded by SMS acceleration, the characteristics of this bias have changed. This has implications for studies using diffusion MRI with SMS acceleration to investigate the effects of a disease or injury on the brain tissues.
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