Abstract
A new motion corrected Time-of-Flight MRA technique named Variable Pitch PROPELLER is presented. This technique employs the PROPELLER acquisition and reconstruction scheme for in-plane bulk motion correction. A non-Fourier through-plane encoding mechanism called quadratic encoding boosts SNR, relative to conventional 2D MRA, in lieu of traditional 3D encoding. Partial Fourier encoding is applied in the slice direction for a further reduction in scan time. This work details the construction and optimization of this technique. VPPROP MRAs are compared with a clinical MOTSA protocol. Initial results show promising robustness to bulk motion effects. The comparisons with MOTSA provide insight as to the additions required to create a comparable scan.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1405-1414 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Magnetic Resonance in Medicine |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2009 |
Keywords
- Angiography
- Chirp pulse
- Frequency modulated
- PROPELLER
- Quadratic encoding
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging