Frédéric Gretsch1, Hendrik Mattern2, Daniel Gallichan3, Oliver Speck2,4,5,6. 1. Center for Biomedical Imaging, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland. 2. Department of Biomedical Magnetic Resonance, Institute of Experimental Physics, Otto-von-Guericke-University, Magdeburg, Germany. 3. CUBRIC, School of Engineering, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom. 4. German Center for Neurodegenerative Disease, Magdeburg, Germany. 5. Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences, Magdeburg, Germany. 6. Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg, Germany.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To compare motion tracking by two modern methods (fat navigators [FatNavs] and Moiré phase tracking [MPT]) as well as their performance for retrospective correction of very high resolution acquisitions. METHODS: A direct comparison of FatNavs and MPT motion parameters was performed for several deliberate motion patterns to estimate the agreement between methods. In addition, two different navigator resolution were applied. 0.5 mm isotropic MP2RAGE images with simultaneous MPT and FatNavs tracking were acquired in 9 cooperative subjects with no intentional motion. Retrospective motion corrections based on both tracking modalities were compared qualitatively and quantitatively. The FatNavs impact on quantitative T1 maps was also investigated. RESULTS: Both methods showed good agreement within a 0.3 mm/° margin in subjects that moved very little. Higher resolution FatNavs (2 mm) showed overall better agreement with MPT than 4 mm resolution ones, except for fast and large motion. The retrospective motion corrections based on MPT or FatNavs were at par in 33 cases out of 36, and visibly improved image quality compared to the uncorrected images. In separate fringe cases, both methods suffered from their respective potential shortcomings: unreliable marker attachment for MPT and poor temporal resolution for FatNavs. The magnetization transfer induced by the navigator RF pulses had a visible impact on the T1 values distribution, with a shift of the gray and white matter peaks of 12 ms at most. CONCLUSION: This work confirms both FatNavs and MPT as excellent retrospective motion correction methods for very high resolution imaging of cooperative subjects.
PURPOSE: To compare motion tracking by two modern methods (fat navigators [FatNavs] and Moiré phase tracking [MPT]) as well as their performance for retrospective correction of very high resolution acquisitions. METHODS: A direct comparison of FatNavs and MPT motion parameters was performed for several deliberate motion patterns to estimate the agreement between methods. In addition, two different navigator resolution were applied. 0.5 mm isotropic MP2RAGE images with simultaneous MPT and FatNavs tracking were acquired in 9 cooperative subjects with no intentional motion. Retrospective motion corrections based on both tracking modalities were compared qualitatively and quantitatively. The FatNavs impact on quantitative T1 maps was also investigated. RESULTS: Both methods showed good agreement within a 0.3 mm/° margin in subjects that moved very little. Higher resolution FatNavs (2 mm) showed overall better agreement with MPT than 4 mm resolution ones, except for fast and large motion. The retrospective motion corrections based on MPT or FatNavs were at par in 33 cases out of 36, and visibly improved image quality compared to the uncorrected images. In separate fringe cases, both methods suffered from their respective potential shortcomings: unreliable marker attachment for MPT and poor temporal resolution for FatNavs. The magnetization transfer induced by the navigator RF pulses had a visible impact on the T1 values distribution, with a shift of the gray and white matter peaks of 12 ms at most. CONCLUSION: This work confirms both FatNavs and MPT as excellent retrospective motion correction methods for very high resolution imaging of cooperative subjects.
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