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Abstract #1831

Simultaneous Multi-Region Detection of GABA+ and Glx using 3D Spatially Resolved SLOW-editing and EPSI-readout at 7T

Guodong Weng1,2, Johannes Slotboom1,2, and Piotr Radojewski1,2
1Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Support Center for Advanced Neuroimaging (SCAN), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, 2Translational Imaging Center, sitem-insel, Bern, Switzerland, Bern, Switzerland

Synopsis

Keywords: Spectroscopy, Molecular Imaging, GABA, Spectral editing, MRSI

Motivation: Robust B0 and B1+ detection of GABA+ and Glx in 3D or whole brain MRSI using spectral editing is challenging at 7T.

Goal(s): To simultaneously detect GABA+ and Glx in multi-regions and generate 3D maps using SLOW-editing for human brain at 7T.

Approach: SLOW-EPSI was performed on 5 healthy volunteers.

Results: Our method is robust to [-0.3 ppm, +0.3 ppm] B0 and [40%, 250%] B1+ for GABA+/Glx editing. 9-minute acquisition is sufficient for any arbitrarily shaped volume quantification. 18-27 minutes acquisition is sufficient for 3D mapping of GABA+. 9-18 minutes acquisition is sufficient for 3D mapping of Glx.

Impact: Our work presents a large 3D or whole-brain MRSI tool for GABA+ and Glx quantification and mapping at 7T, which allows clinicians to examine changes in GABA+ and Glx in the brain for any arbitrarily shaped volume.

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