title: Noise analysis for multi-slice radio frequency current density imaging.
abstract: Radio frequency current density imaging (RF-CDI) is an imaging technique that measures current density distribution at the Larmor frequency utilizing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The multi-slice RF-CDI sequence has extended the ability of RF-CDI to image multiple slices and thus has enhanced its capacity for biomedical applications. In this paper, the influence of MRI random noise on the sensitivity of multi-slice RF-CDI measurement is studied. The formula of current noise is derived, which is verified by both simulation and phantom experiments. A 3-D finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) model is employed to compute the electromagnetic fields in the simulation.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Toronto Univ., Ont. M5S 3G9 Canada. dinghui.wang@utoronto.ca
authors.forename: Dinghui
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Tim P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: DeMonte
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Joy
authors.forename: Adrian I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Nachman
mesh_terms: D016477:Artifacts; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D010992:Plethysmography, Impedance / Q000379:methods*; D011846:Radio Waves; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity