UTE-SPECIAL for 3D localization at an echo time of 4 ms on a clinical 3 T scanner

Karl Landheer; Ralph Noeske; Michael Garwood; Christoph Juchem

doi:10.1016/j.jmr.2019.106670

UTE-SPECIAL for 3D localization at an echo time of 4 ms on a clinical 3 T scanner

Karl Landheer, Ralph Noeske, Michael Garwood, Christoph Juchem

Center for Magnetic Resonance Research

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Reducing the echo time of magnetic resonance spectroscopy experiments is appealing because it increases the available signal and reduces J-evolution of coupled metabolites. In this manuscript a novel sequence, referred to as Ultrashort echo TimE, SPin ECho, full Intensity Acquired Localized (UTE-SPECIAL), is described which is able to achieve ultrashort echo times (4 ms) on a standard clinical 3 T MR system while recovering the entirety of the available magnetization. UTE-SPECIAL obtains full 3D spatial localization through a 2D adiabatic inversion pulse which is cycled “on” and “off” every other repetition, in combination with a slice-selective excitation pulse. In addition to an ultrashort echo time, UTE-SPECIAL has negligible chemical shift displacement artefact and, because it uses no slice-selective refocusing pulse, has no signal cancellation at the borders for J-coupled metabolites. Spectra with an ultrashort echo time of 4 ms are demonstrated in vivo at 3 T, as well as J-resolved spectra obtained in a phantom and a healthy volunteer.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	106670
Journal	Journal of Magnetic Resonance
Volume	311
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmr.2019.106670
State	Published - Feb 2020

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Special thanks to New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI) and Feng Liu, PhD, for their facilities and technical support and Martin Gajdošík, PhD, for fruitful discussions and input. This work was supported by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS, RG-5319 ) and by NIH grant P41 EB027061 .

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© 2019 Elsevier Inc.

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In vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy
J-coupling
SPECIAL
Ultrashort TE MRS

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