title: Spectrally weighted twisted projection imaging: reducing T2 signal attenuation effects in fast three-dimensional sodium imaging.
abstract: A scheme for the reduction of T2 signal attenuation effects in three-dimensional twisted projection imaging is presented. By purposely reducing the sample density at the high spatial frequencies, a considerable reduction in readout time is achieved. The reduction in readout time leads to decreased T2 signal attenuation which translates into improved signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). The SNR improvement is achieved without decreasing the image's resolution since the point spread function depends on the sample weighting as well as the T2 attenuation. The results indicate that SNR improvements of up to 40% can be achieved using the proposed scheme.
authors.affiliation: MR Research Center, Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Boada
authors.forename: G X
authors.initials: GX
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Thulborn
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D012964:Sodium / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D012964:Sodium