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A r i B o r t h a k u r, P h D
A s s o c i a t e D i r e c t o r , C e n t e r f o r M a g n e t i c R e s o n a n c e & O p t i c a l I m a g i n gD e p a r t m e n t o f R a d i o l o g y
P e r e l m a n s c h o o l o f M e d i c i n e , U n i v e r s i t y o f P e n n s y l v a n i a
Principles of MRI
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A brief history…
Isidor Rabi wins Nobel prize in Physics (1944) for for his resonance method for recording the magnetic properties of atomic nuclei.
Felix Bloch and Edward Purcell share Nobel Prize in Physics (1952) for discovery of magnetic resonance phenomenon.
Richard Ernst wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1991) for 2D Fourier Transform NMR.
His post-doc, Kurt Wuthrich awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2002) for 3D structure of macromolecules.
Nobel Prize in Physiology & Medicine awarded to Sir Peter Mansfield and Paul Lauterbur (2003) for MRI.
Who’s next? Seiji Ogawa for BOLD fMRI?
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OutlineSlide
# 3
Hardware: MRI scanner RF coil Gradients
Image contrastSoftware:
Pulse sequences Fourier Transform
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How does it work?
http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/cases/case17/mra.mpg
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Original Concept*
1. Rotating Gradient2. Filtered Back-projection
*Lauterbur, Nature (1973)
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Fourier Imaging*
1. Three orthogonal gradients: Slice Selection Phase Encoding Frequency Encoding
2. k-space Representation of encoded signal
*Kumar, et al. J. Magn. Reson. (1975)
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MRI scanners
19 Tesla 4.7 Tesla 1.5 Tesla
To generate B0 field and create polarization (M0)
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MRI coils
Head coil
Mouse MRI platform
Torso coil
To transmit RF field (B1) and receive signal
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Gradients
To spatially encode the MRI signal
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Image Contrast
Contrast in MRI based on differences in: Relaxation times (T1, T2, T2
*, T1r) Local environment
Magnetization = spin density Concentration of water, sodium, phosphorous etc.
Macromolecular interactions Chemical-exchange, dipole-dipole, quadrupolar interactions
Contrast agents Gadolium-based, iron-oxide, manganese
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Magnetization
Bitar et al. RadioGraphics (2006)
“spin” “spin ensemble” spin-upor
spin-down=
Boltzmanndistribution
Net MagneticMoment
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Energy levels
Larmor Equation
Energy gap
N+/N- = exp (-E/kBT)Boltzmann distribution
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MR experiment
M0 aligned along B0
Mz=M0
RF pulseapplied in x-y “transverse”
plane
M “nutates” down to x-y plane
Mz=M0cosand
Mxy=M0sin
RF off
Detect Mxy signal
in the same RF coil
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Equation of motion
Bloch Equation (simple form)
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Effect of RF pulse
The 2nd B field
Choosing a frame of reference rotating at rf, makes B1 appear static:
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Nutation
Lab frame of referencee.g. B1 oscillating in x-y plane
Rotating frame of referencee.g. B1 along y-axis
http://www-mrsrl.stanford.edu/ ~brian/mri-movies/
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After RF pulse-Relaxation
Spin-Lattice relaxation time=return to thermal equilibrium M0
Spin-spin relaxation with reversible dephasing
Spin-spin relaxation without “reversible” dephasing
T1>T2>T2*
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Signal detection
http://www-mrsrl.stanford.edu/ ~brian/mri-movies/
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How does MRI work?
Water Fat4.7 ppm 1.2 ppm
NMR signal
?=
MR Image
1) Spatial encoding gradients 2) Fourier transform
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Pulse Sequence (timing diagram)
Less MRI time/low image quality
RF
phase
slice
freq
90
TE
Echo planar imaging
Les
s M
RI
time/
low
imag
e qu
ality RF
phase
slice
freq
90
TE
Spin-echoTR
180
RF
phase
slice
freq
(<90)
TE
Gradient-echoTR
RF
phase
slice
freq
90
Fast spin-echoTR
180 180 180
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MRI
B0 M0B1
Gz
Gx
Gy
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RF
phase
slice
freq
TE
Gradient-echo
TR
Slice Selection*
*Mansfield, et al. J. Magn. Reson. (1976)*Hoult, J. Magn. Reson. (1977)
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Mz
Slice Selection
B0
Mz
Mz
MxyGz•z RF
BWRF= Gz•z
z{
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Frequency Encoding*
RF
phase
slice
freq
TE
Gradient-echo
TR
*Kumar, et al. J. Magn. Reson. (1975)
a.k.a “readout”
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Frequency Encoding
Mz
Gx•x
BWread= Gx•FOVx
FOVx
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RF
phase
slice
freq
TE
Gradient-echo
TR
Phase Encoding*
*Kumar, et al. J. Magn. Reson. (1975)*Edelstein, et al. Phys. Med. Biol. (1980)
pe
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Phase Encoding
Gy2•y
1/pe= Gy•FOVy
FOVy
Gy1•y
Gy0•y
Each PE step imparts a different phase twist to the magnetization along y
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Traversing k-space
Spin-warp imaging*
RF
phase
slice
freq
TE
Gradient-echo
TR
ky
kx
*Edelstein, et al. Phys. Med. Biol. (1980)
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FT
k-space
freqphase
image
Fourier Transform
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Spiral Radial Echo-planar
phase
freq
Echo planar freq
freq
Radial
freq
freq
Spiral
Traversing k-space
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Fourier Transform
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Typical FT pairs
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K-space
The signal a coil receives is from the whole object:
The image is a 2D FT of the k-space signal*:
*Kumar, et al. J. Magn. Reson. (1975)
replace:
K-space signal:
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K-space weighting
High-frequency data=edges
Low-frequency data=contrast/signal
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MRI Examples
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3D Neuro MRI
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Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging (SWI)
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BOLD fMRI
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Phase Contrast MR Angiography
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Knee Imaging
TSEFat Saturated
TSETE = 25 ms
Resolution:200x200µm2
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7T Project: Hyper-polarized 3He MRI
K Emami, et al., Mag Reson Med 2009
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MRI
MRI “head coil”
Williams et al., PNAS 1994
7T Project: ASL-Perfusion MRI
Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL) technique
TAG
Ima
ge
Con
trol
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ASL MRI & PET of Alzheimer’s Disease
ASL MRI Scan
18-FDG
PET Scan
CONTROL AD
Detre et al., Neuroimage 2009
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Take home…Slide # 44
Magnet Create B0
Produce M0
RF coil Transmit B1 field Detect Signal
Image contrast Relaxation, concentration, interactions etc.
Gradients Spatial encoding Signal in k-space
Fourier Transform From k-space to image space
Pulse sequences Traverse k-space Image Artifacts