Characteristics of geometric distortion correction with increasing field-of-view in open-configuration MRI.
Open-configuration magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems are becoming increasingly desirable for musculoskeletal imaging and image-guided radiotherapy because of their non-claustrophobic configuration. However, geometric image distortion in large fields-of-view (FOV) due to field inhomogeneity and gradient nonlinearity hinders the practical applications of open-type MRI. We demonstrated the use of geometric distortion correction for increasing FOV in open MRI. Geometric distortion was modeled and corrected as a global polynomial function. The appropriate polynomial order was identified as the minimum difference between the coordinates of control points in the distorted MR image space and those predicted by polynomial modeling. The sixth order polynomial function was found to give the optimal value for geometric distortion correction. The area of maximum distortion was<1 pixel with an FOV of 285mm. The correction performance error was increased at most 1.2% and 2.9% for FOVs of 340mm and~400mm compared with the FOV of 285mm. In particular, unresolved distortion was generated by local deformation near the gradient coil center.
Center for Medical Metrology, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: dosagehong@kriss.re.kr.
Cheolpyo
C
Hong
Center for Medical Metrology, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon, Republic of Korea; Department of Radiological Science, College of Health Science, Yonsei University, Kwangwon-do, Republic of Korea.
Dong-Hoon
DH
Lee
Department of Radiological Science, College of Health Science, Yonsei University, Kwangwon-do, Republic of Korea.
Bong Soo
BS
Han
D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Distortion correction; Large field-of-view; Open MRI