Motion-correction enabled ultra-high resolution In-Vivo 7T-MRI of the brain

Federau, Christian and Gallichan, Daniel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0143-2855 2016. Motion-correction enabled ultra-high resolution In-Vivo 7T-MRI of the brain. PLoS ONE 11 (5) , e0154974. 10.1371/journal.pone.0154974

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Abstract

Objectives To demonstrate the image quality that can be obtained for multiple contrasts using ultra-high resolution MRI (highest nominal resolution: 350 μm isotropic) at 7T using appropriate motion-correction. Materials and Methods An MRI-based fat-excitation motion navigator (which requires no additional hardware) was incorporated into T1-weighted (MP2RAGE, 350 μm nominal isotropic resolution, total scan time 124 mins over 2 sessions. The MP2RAGE also provides quantitative T1-maps), 3D-TSE (380 μm nominal isotropic resolution, total scan time 58 mins) and T2*-weighted protocols (3D-GRE, 380 μm nominal isotropic resolution, total scan time 42 mins) on a 7T MR system. Images from each contrast are presented from a single healthy adult male volunteer (34 years) for direct comparison. The subject provided written consent in accordance with the local review board. Results Images of various brain structures are revealed at unprecedented quality for in-vivo MRI. The presented images permit, for example, to delimit the internal structure of the basal ganglia and thalamus. The single digitationes of the hippocampus are visible, and the gyrus dentatus can be visualized. Intracortical contrast was also observed in the neocortex, including the stria of Gennari of the primary visual cortex. Conclusions Appropriate motion-correction allows MRI scans to be performed with extended scan times enabling exceptionally high resolution scans with high image quality, with the use of a 7T scanner allowing large brain coverage for 350–380 μm isotropic voxels with total scan times for each contrast ranging from 42 to 124 minutes.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Engineering
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Additional Information:	This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
Publisher:	Public Library of Science
ISSN:	1932-6203
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	17 July 2019
Date of Acceptance:	21 April 2016
Last Modified:	04 May 2023 21:34
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/96269

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