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Abstract #1759

Time-Dependent OGSE Diffusion MRI with MAGNUS Ultra-High-Performance Gradient Coil for Microstructure Imaging in Glioma Brain Tumor Patients

Robert Shih1, Ante Zhu2, Raymond Huang3, J Kevin DeMarco4, H Douglas Morris1, Maureen Hood1, Nastaren Abad2, Chitresh Bhushan2, Thomas Foo2, and Vincent Ho1
1Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, United States, 2GE Research, Niskayuna, NY, United States, 3Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States, 4Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, United States

Synopsis

Keywords: Tumors, Tissue Characterization

The MAGNUS ultra-high-performance gradient coil delivers simultaneous 200 mT/m and 500 T/m/s performance on each axis, with higher peripheral nerve stimulation thresholds than whole-body gradient coils, which is particularly useful for diffusion MRI-based microstructure imaging. We used MAGNUS-enabled OGSE to assess shorter diffusion times and length scales <10 µm in four brain tumor patients with gliomas. We measured differences in time-dependent diffusivity between high-grade glioma and low-grade glioma, as well as between recurrent glioblastoma and treatment effects. The malignant lesions demonstrated greater time-dependence of diffusivity. Further investigation with additional subjects and histopathologic correlation may lead to future clinical applications.

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