Impact of frequency drift on gamma-aminobutyric acid-edited MR spectroscopy

Harris, Ashley D., Glaubitz, Benjamin, Near, Jamie, Evans, Christopher John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6619-4245, Puts, Nicolaas A.J., Schmidt-Wilcke, Tobias, Tegenthoff, Martin, Barker, Peter B. and Edden, Richard A.E. 2014. Impact of frequency drift on gamma-aminobutyric acid-edited MR spectroscopy. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 72 (4) , pp. 941-948. 10.1002/mrm.25009

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Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the quantitative impact of frequency drift on Gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA+)-edited MRS of the human brain at 3 Tesla (T). Methods: Three sequential GABA+-edited MEGA-PRESS acquisitions were acquired in fifteen sessions; in ten of these, MRS was preceded by functional MRI (fMRI) to induce frequency drift, which was estimated from the creatine resonance at 3.0 ppm. Simulations were performed to examine the effects of frequency drift on the editing efficiency of GABA and co-edited macromolecules (MM) and of subtraction artifacts on GABA+ quantification. The efficacy of postprocessing frequency correction was also investigated. Results: Gradient-induced frequency drifts affect GABA+ quantification for at least 30 min after imaging. Average frequency drift was low in control sessions and as high as −2 Hz/min after fMRI. Uncorrected frequency drift has an approximately linear effect on GABA+ measurements with a −10 Hz drift resulting in a 16% decrease in GABA+, primarily due to subtraction artifacts. Conclusion: Imaging acquisitions with high gradient duty cycles can impact subsequent GABA+ measurements. Postprocessing can address subtraction artifacts, but not changes in editing efficiency or GABA:MM signal ratios; therefore, protocol design should avoid intensive gradient sequences before edited MRS Magn Reson Med 72:941–948, 2014.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC) Medicine Psychology
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Publisher:	John Wiley & Sons
ISSN:	0740-3194
Date of Acceptance:	29 September 2013
Last Modified:	31 Oct 2022 09:02
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/79620

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