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ABSTRACT: Purpose
To describe a new method for accurate T1 measurement of cortical bone that fits the data sets of both 3D UTE actual flip angle imaging (UTE-AFI) and UTE with a single TR (UTE-STR) simultaneously (UTE-AFI-STR).Theory and methods
To make both the constant values and longitudinal mapping functions in the signal equations for UTE-AFI and UTE-STR identical, the same RF pulses and flip angles were used. Therefore, there were three unknowns in the three equations. This was sufficient to fit the data. Numerical simulation as well as ex vivo and in vivo cortical bone studies were performed to validate the T1 measurement accuracy with the UTE-AFI-STR method. The original UTE-AFI variable TR (VTR) (ie, combined UTE-AFI and UTE with VTR) and simultaneous fitting (sf) of UTE-AFI and UTE-VTR (sf-UTE-AFI-VTR) methods were performed for comparison.Results
The numerical simulation study showed that the UTE-AFI-STR method provided accurate value of T1 when the SNR of the UTE-STR image was higher than 40. The ex vivo study showed that the UTE-AFI-STR method measured the T1 of cortical bone accurately, with difference ratios ranging from -5.0% to 0.4%. The in vivo study showed a mean T1 of 246 ms with the UTE-AFI-STR method, and mean difference ratios of 2.4% and 5.0%, respectively, compared with the other two methods.Conclusion
The 3D UTE-AFI-STR method provides accurate mapping of the T1 of cortical bone with improved time efficiency compared with the UTE-AFI-VTR/sf-UTE-AFI-VTR methods.
SUBMITTER: Wei Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7904585 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wei Zhao Z Jang Hyungseok H Bydder Graeme M GM Yang Wenhui W Ma Ya-Jun YJ
Magnetic resonance in medicine 20210106 6
<h4>Purpose</h4>To describe a new method for accurate T<sub>1</sub> measurement of cortical bone that fits the data sets of both 3D UTE actual flip angle imaging (UTE-AFI) and UTE with a single TR (UTE-STR) simultaneously (UTE-AFI-STR).<h4>Theory and methods</h4>To make both the constant values and longitudinal mapping functions in the signal equations for UTE-AFI and UTE-STR identical, the same RF pulses and flip angles were used. Therefore, there were three unknowns in the three equations. Thi ...[more]