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Overhauser-enhanced magnetic resonance elastography

Salameh, Najat  
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Sarracanie, Mathieu
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Armstrong, Brandon D.
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2016
Nmr In Biomedicine

Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is a powerful technique to assess the mechanical properties of living tissue. However, it suffers from reduced sensitivity in regions with short T-2 and T-2* such as in tissue with high concentrations of paramagnetic iron, or in regions surrounding implanted devices. In this work, we exploit the longer T-2* attainable at ultra-low magnetic fields in combination with Overhauser dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) to enable rapid MRE at 0.0065T. A 3D balanced steady-state free precession based MRE sequence with undersampling and fractional encoding was implemented on a 0.0065T MRI scanner. A custom-built RF coil for DNP and a programmable vibration system for elastography were developed. Displacement fields and stiffness maps were reconstructed from data recorded in a polyvinyl alcohol gel phantom loaded with stable nitroxide radicals. A DNP enhancement of 25 was achieved during the MRE sequence, allowing the acquisition of 3D Overhauser-enhanced MRE (OMRE) images with (1.5x2.7x9) mm(3) resolution over eight temporal steps and 11 slices in 6minutes. In conclusion, OMRE at ultra-low magnetic field can be used to detect mechanical waves over short acquisition times. This new modality shows promise to broaden the scope of conventional MRE applications, and may extend the utility of low-cost, portable MRI systems to detect elasticity changes in patients with implanted devices or iron overload. Copyright (c) 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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research article
DOI
10.1002/nbm.3499
Web of Science ID

WOS:000374495900008

Author(s)
Salameh, Najat  
Sarracanie, Mathieu
Armstrong, Brandon D.
Rosen, Matthew S.
Comment, Arnaud  
Date Issued

2016

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Published in
Nmr In Biomedicine
Volume

29

Issue

5

Start page

607

End page

613

Subjects

MR Elastography (MRE)

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Electron Spin Resonance (ESR)

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ultra-low magnetic field

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Overhauler MRI

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iron overload

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magnetic susceptibility

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