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Abstract #2666

Using Pilot Tone for Sequence-Independent Motion Detection in the Head

Jocelyn Philippe1,2, Ludovica Romanin1,2, Jean-Baptiste Ledoux2,3, Peter Speier4, Mario Bacher2,4, Yantu Huang5, Tobias Kober1,2,6, and Tom Hilbert1,2,6
1Advanced Clinical Imaging Technology, Siemens Healthineers International AG, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland, 3Center for Biomedical Imaging (CIBM), Lausanne, Switzerland, 4Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Erlangen, Germany, 5Siemens Shenzhen Magnetic Resonance Ltd., Shenzhen, China, 6LTS5, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland

Synopsis

Keywords: Motion Correction, Motion Correction, Pilot Tone, Neuro, Motion detection, Artifact

Motivation: Motion artifacts are a major cause for rescans or for the patient to be recalled for another scanning session; this results in patient discomfort, workflow disruptions and additional costs.

Goal(s): Prospectively provide MR operators with a “motion sensor signal” indicating subject motion to assist them in detecting and reacting to motion events.

Approach: Design a sequence-agnostic Pilot Tone processing pipeline to detect motion and predict image quality degradation.

Results: We showed that Pilot Tone can be used to detect head movement and predict with high accuracy whether the resulting image will be usable for diagnosis.

Impact: This work shows that Pilot Tone can be used for prospective motion detection and image degradation prediction. Such a method may lead to a practically applicable solution to improve the MR workflow, thus reducing patient burden and costs.

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