Twisting radial lines with application to robust magnetic resonance imaging of irregular flow

Magn Reson Med. 1992 May;25(1):128-39. doi: 10.1002/mrm.1910250113.

Abstract

A problem with magnetic resonance angiograms of vessels containing irregular flow is that flow-induced dephasing can result in voids in the image. These void regions are susceptible to misinterpretation as regions of stenosis or other vessel pathology. Flow-induced dephasing can be minimized by using radial lines to cover k space. However, radial lines provide a very nonuniform, and hence, inefficient, coverage of k space. By twisting the outer portions of the radial trajectories, undistorted images of very rapid and turbulent flow can be obtained with a reasonable number of RF excitations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Blood Flow Velocity*
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Mathematics
  • Models, Structural