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@ARTICLE{Tse:842038,
author = {Tse, Desmond H. Y. and da Silva, Nuno Andre and Poser,
Benedikt A. and Shah, N. J.},
title = {{B}1+ inhomogeneity mitigation in {CEST} using parallel
transmission},
journal = {Magnetic resonance in medicine},
volume = {78},
number = {6},
issn = {0740-3194},
address = {New York, NY [u.a.]},
publisher = {Wiley-Liss},
reportid = {FZJ-2018-00322},
pages = {2216 - 2225},
year = {2017},
abstract = {PurposeIn order to benefit from the increased spectral
bandwidth at ultrahigh field (UHF), the use of parallel
transmission (pTx) to mitigate flip-angle inhomogeneity in
chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) imaging is
investigated.Theory and MethodsA pTx basis pulse is
homogenised by magnitude least-squares (MLS) optimization
and expanded to form a frequency-selective saturation pulse
for CEST. The pTx saturation pulse was simulated with a
three-pool Bloch-McConnell equation to evaluate the impact
of pTx on CEST contrast. In vivo CEST imaging performance (7
T) of the pTx saturation pulse and the standard Gaussian
saturation in circularly polarized mode were compared.
Two-spokes pTx homogeneous excitation was used in all in
vivo experiments to ensure fair comparison of the two
saturation pulses. Magnetization transfer ratio and inverse
Z-spectrum analyses were used as metrics in evaluating the
data from 3 healthy volunteers.ResultsBloch-McConnell
simulations showed that side bands of the pTx saturation
pulse at ±20 ppm did not affect any CEST contrast. Improved
homogeneity in contrasts and relaxation-compensated CEST
metrics were observed in our in vivo data when the pTx
saturation pulse was used.ConclusionA pTx-based pulsed CEST
presaturation scheme is proposed and validated by
simulations and 7T in vivo imaging. Magn Reson Med
78:2216–2225, 2017. © 2017 International Society for
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.},
cin = {INM-4 / JARA-BRAIN},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)INM-4-20090406 / $I:(DE-82)080010_20140620$},
pnm = {573 - Neuroimaging (POF3-573)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-573},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:28244138},
UT = {WOS:000414967400015},
doi = {10.1002/mrm.26624},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/842038},
}