Motion compensation strategies in magnetic resonance imaging.
Image quality in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is considerably affected by motion. Therefore, motion is one of the most common sources of artifacts in contemporary cardiovascular MRI. Such artifacts in turn may easily lead to misinterpretations in the images and a subsequent loss in diagnostic quality. Hence, there is considerable research interest in strategies that help to overcome these limitations at minimal cost in time, spatial resolution, temporal resolution, and signal-to-noise ratio. This review summarizes and discusses the three principal sources of motion: the beating heart, the breathing lungs, and bulk patient movement. This is followed by a comprehensive overview of commonly used compensation strategies for these different types of motion. Finally, a summary and an outlook are provided.
Department of Radiology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland. ruud.mri@gmail.com
Ruud B
RB
van Heeswijk
Gabriele
G
Bonanno
Simone
S
Coppo
Andrew
A
Coristine
Tobias
T
Kober
Matthias
M
Stuber
D016477:Artifacts; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008168:Lung / Q000502:physiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009038:Motion; D012119:Respiration; D055425:Respiratory-Gated Imaging Techniques / Q000379:methods; D059629:Signal-To-Noise Ratio; D013997:Time Factors