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Article Dans Une Revue Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Année : 2012

B(1) mapping with selective pulses

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Knowledge of B 1+ distribution is crucial for many applications, such as quantitative MRI. A novel method has been developed to improve the accuracy of the conventionally applied double-angle method for B 1+ mapping. It solves the remaining issues raised by the use of selective pulses for slice selection to accelerate the acquisition process. A general approach for reconstructing B 1+ maps is presented first. It takes B 1+-induced slice profile distortions over off-resonance frequencies into account. It is then shown how the ratio between the prescribed flip angles can be adjusted to reach a compromise between the level of noise propagated onto B 1+ maps and the width of the range in which the field can be mapped. Lastly, several solutions are proposed for reducing the B 1+-dependent pollution of regions distal to the image slice which participates significantly in the inaccuracy of B 1+ mapping. These methods were experimentally tested by comparison with gold standard B 1+ maps obtained on a phantom using a non-selective and thus much slower technique. As they are independent and lead to significant improvements, these solutions can be combined to achieve high precision and fast B 1+ mapping using spin-echo DAM.

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hal-02652745 , version 1 (29-05-2020)

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Mustapha Bouhrara, J.-M. Bonny. B(1) mapping with selective pulses. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2012, 68 (5), pp.1472-1480. ⟨10.1002/mrm.24146⟩. ⟨hal-02652745⟩

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