Accelerated cardiac perfusion imaging using k-t SENSE with SENSE training.
In k-t sensitivity encoding (SENSE), MR data acquisition performed in parallel by multiple coils is accelerated by sparsely sampling the k-space over time. The resulting aliasing is resolved by exploiting spatiotemporal correlations inherent in dynamic images of natural objects. In this article, a modified k-t SENSE reconstruction approach is presented, which aims at improving the temporal fidelity of first-pass, contrast-enhanced myocardial perfusion images at high accelerations. The proposed technique is based on applying parallel imaging on the training data in order to increase their spatial resolution. At a net acceleration of 5.8 (k-t factor = 8, training profiles = 11) accurate representations of dynamic signal-intensities were achieved. The efficacy of this approach as well as limitations due to noise amplification were investigated in computer simulations and in vivo experiments.
Vitanis
Viton
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Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Manka
Robert
R
Boesiger
Peter
P
Kozerke
Sebastian
S
D000465:Algorithms; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D055414:Myocardial Perfusion Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity