Nathan T Roberts1,2, Louis A Hinshaw1, Timothy J Colgan1, Takanori Ii1,3, Diego Hernando1,4, Scott B Reeder1,4,5,6,7. 1. Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. 2. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. 3. Department of Radiology, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan. 4. Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. 5. Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. 6. Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. 7. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this work is to characterize the magnitude and variability of B0 and B1 inhomogeneities in the liver in large cohorts of patients at both 1.5 T and 3.0 T. METHODS: Volumetric B0 and B1 maps were acquired over the liver of patients presenting for routine abdominal MRI. Regions of interest were drawn in the nine Couinaud segments of the liver, and the average value was recorded. Magnitude and variation of measured averages in each segment were reported across all patients. RESULTS: A total of 316 B0 maps and 314 B1 maps, acquired at 1.5 T and 3.0 T on a variety of GE Healthcare MRI systems in 630 unique exams, were identified, analyzed, and, in the interest of reproducible research, de-identified and made public. Measured B0 inhomogeneities ranged (5th-95th percentiles) from -31.7 Hz to 164.0 Hz for 3.0 T (-14.5 Hz to 81.3 Hz at 1.5 T), while measured B1 inhomogeneities (ratio of actual over prescribed flip angle) ranged from 0.59 to 1.13 for 3.0 T (0.83 to 1.11 at 1.5 T). CONCLUSION: This study provides robust characterization of B0 and B1 inhomogeneities in the liver to guide the development of imaging applications and protocols. Field strength, bore diameter, and sex were determined to be statistically significant effects for both B0 and B1 uniformity. Typical clinical liver imaging at 3.0 T should expect B0 inhomogeneities ranging from approximately -100 Hz to 250 Hz (-50 Hz to 150 Hz at 1.5 T) and B1 inhomogeneities ranging from approximately 0.4 to 1.3 (0.7 to 1.2 at 1.5 T).
PURPOSE: The purpose of this work is to characterize the magnitude and variability of B0 and B1 inhomogeneities in the liver in large cohorts of patients at both 1.5 T and 3.0 T. METHODS: Volumetric B0 and B1 maps were acquired over the liver of patients presenting for routine abdominal MRI. Regions of interest were drawn in the nine Couinaud segments of the liver, and the average value was recorded. Magnitude and variation of measured averages in each segment were reported across all patients. RESULTS: A total of 316 B0 maps and 314 B1 maps, acquired at 1.5 T and 3.0 T on a variety of GE Healthcare MRI systems in 630 unique exams, were identified, analyzed, and, in the interest of reproducible research, de-identified and made public. Measured B0 inhomogeneities ranged (5th-95th percentiles) from -31.7 Hz to 164.0 Hz for 3.0 T (-14.5 Hz to 81.3 Hz at 1.5 T), while measured B1 inhomogeneities (ratio of actual over prescribed flip angle) ranged from 0.59 to 1.13 for 3.0 T (0.83 to 1.11 at 1.5 T). CONCLUSION: This study provides robust characterization of B0 and B1 inhomogeneities in the liver to guide the development of imaging applications and protocols. Field strength, bore diameter, and sex were determined to be statistically significant effects for both B0 and B1 uniformity. Typical clinical liver imaging at 3.0 T should expect B0 inhomogeneities ranging from approximately -100 Hz to 250 Hz (-50 Hz to 150 Hz at 1.5 T) and B1 inhomogeneities ranging from approximately 0.4 to 1.3 (0.7 to 1.2 at 1.5 T).
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