Visualization of the optic radiations is of clinical importance for diagnosing many diseases and depicting their anatomic structures for neurosurgical interventions. In this study, we quantify proton density, T1, T2*, and susceptibility of the optic radiation fiber bundles in a series of 10 healthy control participants using strategically acquired gradient echo imaging.
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Quantitative MRI using STrategically Acquired Gradient Echo (STAGE): optimization for 1.5 T scanners and T1 relaxation map validation
The strategically acquired gradient echo (STAGE) protocol, developed for 3T scanners, allows one to derive quantitative maps such as T1, T2*, proton density, and quantitative susceptibility mapping in about 5 min. Our aim was to adapt the STAGE sequences for 1.5T scanners which are still commonly used in clinical practice. Furthermore, the accuracy and repeatability of the STAGE-derived T1 estimate were tested.
Multi-Echo Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping for Strategically Acquired Gradient Echo (STAGE) Imaging
The purpose of this study was to develop a method to reconstruct quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) from multi-echo, multi-flip angle data collected using strategically acquired gradient echo (STAGE) imaging.
A comparison of magnetic resonance imaging methods to assess multiple sclerosis lesions: Implications for patient characterization and clinical trials design
Author(s): Ewart Mark Haacke, Ph.D; Evanthia Bernitsas; Karthikeyan subramanian; David Utriainen; Vinay K Palutla; Kiran Yerramsetty; Prashanth Kumar; Sean K Sethi; Yongsheng Chen; Zahid Latif; Pavan Jella; sara Gharabaghi; Ying Wang; Xiaomeng Zhang; Robert A Comley;...
Rapid multicontrast brain imaging on a 0.35T MR-linac
Author(s): Siamak P Nejad-Davarani 1, Niloufar Zakariaei 1, Yongsheng Chen 2, E Mark Haacke 3 4, Newton J Hurst Jr 1, M Salim Siddiqui 1, Lonni R Schultz 5, James M Snyder 6, Tobias Walbert 6, Carri K Glide-HurstJournal: Medical PhysicsPublished: 2020Read Full...
STrategically Acquired Gradient Echo (STAGE) imaging, part III: Technical advances and clinical applications of a rapid multi-contrast multi-parametric brain imaging method
One major thrust in radiology today is image standardization with a focus on rapidly acquired quantitative multi-contrast information. In this paper, we discuss the strengths and weaknesses of STAGE, demonstrate its contrast-to-noise (CNR) behavior relative to a large clinical data set and introduce a few new image contrasts derived from STAGE.
STrategically Acquired Gradient Echo (STAGE) imaging, part I: Creating enhanced T1 contrast and standardized susceptibility weighted imaging and quantitative susceptibility mapping
The purpose of this study was to provide whole brain grey matter (GM) to white matter (WM) contrast enhanced T1W (T1WE) images, multi-echo quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM), proton density (PD) weighted images, T1 maps, PD maps, susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI), and R2* maps with minimal misregistration in scanning times < 5 min.
STrategically Acquired Gradient Echo (STAGE) imaging, part II: Correcting for RF inhomogeneities in estimating T1 and proton density
The purpose of this study was to develop a method for mapping the B1 transmit (B1t) and B1 receive (B1r) fields from two gradient echo datasets each with a different flip angle and from these two images obtain accurate T1 and proton density (PD) maps of the brain.