Abstract #0344

Robust MR eye scanning: blink detection and correction using field probes

Joep Wezel¹, Anders Garpebring², Andrew G. Webb¹, Matthias J. van Osch¹, and Jan-Willem M. Beenakker³

¹Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Radiation Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden, ³Ophthalmology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands

Eye-blinks result in significant artifacts in ocular MRI scans, often masking important clinical pathologies, such as small ocular tumors. The aim of this study is to detect and correct for these eye-blinks. We use a fluorine-based field probe to detect these eye-blinks via changes in the local magnetic field. The field probe measurements are linked to the MR-scanner which subsequently automatically reacquires the motion-corrupted part of k-space. This method effectively corrects for the main origin of image artifacts in ocular MRI, and thereby significantly improves the image quality in a clinical setting.

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