Keywords: Diffusion Acquisition, Hybrid & Novel Systems Technology, Ultra-high performance gradients, high resolution diffusion
Motivation: Current hardware limitations of standard whole-body MRI systems require impractically long scan times, complex acquisitions and reconstruction methods to achieve voxel sizes smaller than the standard isotropic 2-2.5 mm resolution used for diffusion MRI (dMRI) studies.
Goal(s): To leverage an ultra-high performance gradient system for high-quality whole-brain connectome-level dMRI within practical acquisition times.
Approach: Three adult volunteers underwent whole-brain multi-shell dMRI with three isotropic resolutions (1.0-,1.5-, 2.0-mm) using a head-only GE 3T MAGNUS gradient system.
Results: Acquisition times were ~4.5, ~6.5, and ~13.5 min from lowest to highest resolution. At higher resolution noise and geometric distortions increased, while fine image detail improved.
Impact: High-performance gradient systems significantly enhance dMRI speed and spatial resolution, facilitating data collection across populations and allowing for more accurate quantification of brain cortex micro-structure and fine structures in regions like the brainstem.
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