Ning Wei1, Zihao Zhang2, Jing An3, Dehe Weng3, Yan Zhuo1,4. 1. State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Beijing MR Center for Brain Research, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China. 2. State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Beijing MR Center for Brain Research, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China. zhzhang@ibp.ac.cn. 3. Siemens Shenzhen Magnetic Resonance Ltd., Shenzhen, 518057, China. 4. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate the quality of time-of-flight MR angiography (TOF-MRA) with venous suppression at 7T on imaging superficial temporal artery (STA). METHODS: A recently developed segmented TOF technique with reduced specific absorption rate (SAR) of venous suppression (VS) module was employed to achieve high-resolution arterial angiography without the contamination of venous signal. Images of segmented TOF with VS at 7T, TOF without VS at 7T, and TOF with VS at 3T were collected on 17 healthy volunteers. The number of STA branches and their local contrast achieved by the three methods were quantified and compared using paired t test. RESULTS: Segmented TOF with VS at 7T successfully suppressed venous signal without reducing the contrast of arterial angiography. The numbers of STA branches in 7T images were significantly higher than that in 3T images (5.79 vs. 4.50, p < 0.001). The contrast of 7T segmented TOF was significantly higher than 3T TOF (7.21 vs. 5.56, p = 0.006). CONCLUSION: Segmented TOF with VS at 7T displayed more branches of STA, while eliminating the signal of superficial temporal vein (STV). The improved visualization of STA will potentially facilitate the pre-operative assessment of STA in STA-MCA bypass surgery.
PURPOSE: To evaluate the quality of time-of-flight MR angiography (TOF-MRA) with venous suppression at 7T on imaging superficial temporal artery (STA). METHODS: A recently developed segmented TOF technique with reduced specific absorption rate (SAR) of venous suppression (VS) module was employed to achieve high-resolution arterial angiography without the contamination of venous signal. Images of segmented TOF with VS at 7T, TOF without VS at 7T, and TOF with VS at 3T were collected on 17 healthy volunteers. The number of STA branches and their local contrast achieved by the three methods were quantified and compared using paired t test. RESULTS: Segmented TOF with VS at 7T successfully suppressed venous signal without reducing the contrast of arterial angiography. The numbers of STA branches in 7T images were significantly higher than that in 3T images (5.79 vs. 4.50, p < 0.001). The contrast of 7T segmented TOF was significantly higher than 3T TOF (7.21 vs. 5.56, p = 0.006). CONCLUSION: Segmented TOF with VS at 7T displayed more branches of STA, while eliminating the signal of superficial temporal vein (STV). The improved visualization of STA will potentially facilitate the pre-operative assessment of STA in STA-MCA bypass surgery.
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