A single-shot T2 mapping protocol based on echo-split gradient-spin-echo acquisition and parametric multiplexed sensitivity encoding based on projection onto convex sets reconstruction

Mei Lan Chu, Hing Chiu Chang, Koichi Oshio, Nan Kuei Chen

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Abstract

Purpose: To develop a high-speed T2 mapping protocol that is capable of accurately measuring T2 relaxation time constants from a single-shot acquisition. Theory: A new echo-split single-shot gradient-spin-echo (GRASE) pulse sequence is developed to acquire multicontrast data while suppressing signals from most nonprimary echo pathways in Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill (CPMG) echoes. Residual nonprimary pathway signals are taken into consideration when performing T2 mapping using a parametric multiplexed sensitivity encoding based on projection onto convex sets (parametric-POCSMUSE) reconstruction method that incorporates extended phase graph modeling of GRASE signals. Methods: The single-shot echo-split GRASE-based T2 mapping procedure was evaluated in human studies at 3 Tesla. The acquired data were compared with reference data obtained with a more time-consuming interleaved spin-echo echo planar imaging protocol. T2 maps derived from conventional single-shot GRASE scans, in which nonprimary echo pathways were not appropriately addressed, were also evaluated. Results: Using the developed single-shot T2 mapping protocol, quantitatively accurate T2 maps can be obtained with a short scan time (<0.2 seconds per slice). Conclusion: Accurate T2 mapping with minimal signal contamination from CPMG high-order echo pathways can be achieved by the developed method that integrates single-shot echo-split GRASE acquisition and parametric-POCSMUSE reconstruction. Magn Reson Med 79:383–393, 2018.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)383-393
Number of pages11
JournalMagnetic Resonance in Medicine
Volume79
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2018

Keywords

  • GRASE
  • T mapping
  • echo-split GRASE
  • extended phase graph analysis
  • parametric-POCSMUSE

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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