Dynamic field mapping and distortion correction using single-shot blip-rewound EPI (rEPI) and joint multi-echo reconstruction

<p><strong>Purpose:</strong> To develop a method for dynamic ∆B! mapping and distortion correction.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> A blip-rewound EPI trajectory was developed to acquire multiple 2D EPI images in a single readout with an interleaved order,...

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Main Author: Wu, W
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024
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description <p><strong>Purpose:</strong> To develop a method for dynamic ∆B! mapping and distortion correction.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> A blip-rewound EPI trajectory was developed to acquire multiple 2D EPI images in a single readout with an interleaved order, which allows a short echo time difference. A joint multi-echo reconstruction was utilized to exploit the shared information between EPI images. The reconstructed images from each readout are combined to produce a final magnitude image. A ∆B! map is calculated from the phase of these images for distortion correction. The efficacy of the proposed method is assessed with phantom and in vivo experiments. The performance of the proposed method in the presence of subject motion is also investigated.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Compared to conventional multi-echo EPI, the proposed method allows dynamic ∆B! mapping at matched resolution with a much shorter TR. Phantom and in vivo results show that the proposed method can provide a comparable magnitude image as conventional single-shot EPI. The ∆B! maps calculated from the proposed method are consistent with conventional multi-echo EPI in the phantom experiment. For in vivo experiments, the proposed method provides a more accurate estimation of ∆B! than conventional multi-echo EPI, which is prone to phase wrapping problems due to the long echo time difference. In-vivo scan with subject motion shows the proposed dynamic field mapping method can improve the temporal stability of EPI time series compared to GRE-based static field mapping.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> The proposed method allows accurate dynamic ∆B! mapping for robust distortion correction without compromising spatial or temporal resolution.</p>
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spelling oxford-uuid:0a9122be-1d29-4513-bd4f-cd32a4b3e6d12024-09-04T09:03:03ZDynamic field mapping and distortion correction using single-shot blip-rewound EPI (rEPI) and joint multi-echo reconstructionJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:0a9122be-1d29-4513-bd4f-cd32a4b3e6d1EnglishSymplectic ElementsWiley2024Wu, W<p><strong>Purpose:</strong> To develop a method for dynamic ∆B! mapping and distortion correction.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> A blip-rewound EPI trajectory was developed to acquire multiple 2D EPI images in a single readout with an interleaved order, which allows a short echo time difference. A joint multi-echo reconstruction was utilized to exploit the shared information between EPI images. The reconstructed images from each readout are combined to produce a final magnitude image. A ∆B! map is calculated from the phase of these images for distortion correction. The efficacy of the proposed method is assessed with phantom and in vivo experiments. The performance of the proposed method in the presence of subject motion is also investigated.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Compared to conventional multi-echo EPI, the proposed method allows dynamic ∆B! mapping at matched resolution with a much shorter TR. Phantom and in vivo results show that the proposed method can provide a comparable magnitude image as conventional single-shot EPI. The ∆B! maps calculated from the proposed method are consistent with conventional multi-echo EPI in the phantom experiment. For in vivo experiments, the proposed method provides a more accurate estimation of ∆B! than conventional multi-echo EPI, which is prone to phase wrapping problems due to the long echo time difference. In-vivo scan with subject motion shows the proposed dynamic field mapping method can improve the temporal stability of EPI time series compared to GRE-based static field mapping.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> The proposed method allows accurate dynamic ∆B! mapping for robust distortion correction without compromising spatial or temporal resolution.</p>
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Dynamic field mapping and distortion correction using single-shot blip-rewound EPI (rEPI) and joint multi-echo reconstruction
title Dynamic field mapping and distortion correction using single-shot blip-rewound EPI (rEPI) and joint multi-echo reconstruction
title_full Dynamic field mapping and distortion correction using single-shot blip-rewound EPI (rEPI) and joint multi-echo reconstruction
title_fullStr Dynamic field mapping and distortion correction using single-shot blip-rewound EPI (rEPI) and joint multi-echo reconstruction
title_full_unstemmed Dynamic field mapping and distortion correction using single-shot blip-rewound EPI (rEPI) and joint multi-echo reconstruction
title_short Dynamic field mapping and distortion correction using single-shot blip-rewound EPI (rEPI) and joint multi-echo reconstruction
title_sort dynamic field mapping and distortion correction using single shot blip rewound epi repi and joint multi echo reconstruction
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