Abstract #5656

An Update on Synthetic MRI in Pediatric Brains; Including a Review of MR Quantification Method, Features of the SyMRI Software, and Clinical Applications

Christina Andica¹, Akifumi Hagiwara^1,2, Moeko Horita^1,3, Misaki Nakazawa¹, Tomoko Maekawa^1,2, Saori Koshino^1,2, Masaaki Hori¹, Lydia Chougar⁴, and Shigeki Aoki¹

¹Department of Radiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ³Department of Radiological Sciences, Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Department of Radiology, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France

The use of synthetic MRI, a multi-parametric quantitative MRI, in the pediatric population has been increased dramatically in the recent years showing promising results. With this approach, it is possible to synthesize any contrast-weighted images, to obtain automatic brain segmentation and volumetry, and to evaluate the myelin in a single scan. The image quality of synthetic images has been shown comparable to that of conventional MR images, and the features of synthetic MRI might be used to investigate children brain development and diseases. In this exhibit, we aim to show the recent updates of synthetic MRI in pediatric brain imaging.

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