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Abstract #0556

Gradient impulse response function-based phase compensation for wavelet MR elastography on a compact 3T scanner

Daehun Kang1, Yi Sui1, Yuan Le1, Ziying Yin1, Myung-Ho In1, John Huston III1, Yunhong Shu1, and Matt A Bernstein1
1Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States

Synopsis

Keywords: Artifacts, System Imperfections: Measurement & Correction, gradient impulse response function

Motivation: High-performance asymmetric gradient systems have the potential to produce high-spatial-order eddy-current-induced magnetic fields that can impact phase-based applications such as wavelet MRE using large-magnitude motion-encoding bipolar gradient pulses.

Goal(s): Removal of the gradient-system-induced high-order phase deviation in the wavelet MRE phase map.

Approach: Gradient impulse response functions (GIRFs) can be used to characterize the gradient system. We introduce a GIRF-based phase compensation approach to alleviate the high-order phase deviations resulting from imperfections in the gradient system, along with practical recommendations, including the use of a tailored set of GIRFs.

Results: The phase inhomogeneity in wavelet-MRE phase map improved with the GIRF-based compensation.

Impact: The proposed GIRF-based phase compensation approach offers the potential to enhance phase image quality and accuracy, addressing imperfections in the gradient system, which is a challenge not fully resolved by alternative methods like concomitant field correction and pre-emphasis gradient modification.

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