Multi-site, multi-platform comparison of MRI T1 measurement using the system phantom

KE Keenan, Z Gimbutas, A Dienstfrey, KF Stupic… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Recent innovations in quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurement
methods have led to improvements in accuracy, repeatability, and acquisition speed, and …

Comparison of T1 measurement using ISMRM/NIST system phantom

KE Keenan, KF Stupic, MA Boss, SE Russek… - 2016 - nist.gov
We used the ISMRM/NIST system phantom to assess variations of T1 measurements across
MRI systems at 1.5 T and 3 T, to determine the repeatability and reproducibility of the T1 …

Optimized inversion‐time schedules for quantitative T1 measurements based on high‐resolution multi‐inversion EPI

O Cohen, JR Polimeni - Magnetic resonance in medicine, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Demonstrate an optimized multi‐inversion echo‐planar imaging technique to
accelerate quantitative T1 mapping by judicious selection of inversion times for each slice …

Accuracy, repeatability, and interplatform reproducibility of T1 quantification methods used for DCE‐MRI: Results from a multicenter phantom study

O Bane, SJ Hectors, M Wagner… - Magnetic resonance …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To determine the in vitro accuracy, test‐retest repeatability, and interplatform
reproducibility of T1 quantification protocols used for dynamic contrast‐enhanced MRI at 1.5 …

An improved 3-D Look–Locker imaging method for T1 parameter estimation

K Nkongchu, G Santyr - Magnetic resonance imaging, 2005 - Elsevier
The 3-D Look–Locker (LL) imaging method has been shown to be a highly efficient and
accurate method for the volumetric mapping of the spin lattice relaxation time T1. However …

Establishing intra‐ and inter‐vendor reproducibility of T1 relaxation time measurements with 3T MRI

Y Lee, MF Callaghan… - Magnetic resonance …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Parametric imaging methods (eg, T1 relaxation time mapping) have been shown to
be more reproducible across time and vendors than weighted (eg, T1‐weighted) images …

Repeatability of magnetic resonance fingerprinting T1 and T2 estimates assessed using the ISMRM/NIST MRI system phantom

Y Jiang, D Ma, KE Keenan, KF Stupic… - Magnetic resonance …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate accuracy and repeatability of T1 and T2
estimates of a MR fingerprinting (MRF) method using the ISMRM/NIST MRI system phantom …

Assessing effects of scanner upgrades for clinical studies

KE Keenan, Z Gimbutas, A Dienstfrey… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Scanner upgrades due to software and hardware changes are an inevitable
part of MR research and, without quality assurance protocols, can jeopardize studies …

Controlled saturation magnetization transfer for reproducible multivendor variable flip angle T1 and T2 mapping

RP AG Teixeira, R Neji, TC Wood… - Magnetic resonance …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The widespread clinical application of quantitative MRI has been hindered by a
lack of reproducibility across sites and vendors. Previous work has attributed this to incorrect …

Precision‐guided sampling schedules for efficient T1ρ mapping

CP Johnson, DR Thedens… - Journal of magnetic …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To describe, assess, and implement a simple precision estimation framework for
optimization of spin‐lock time (TSL) sampling schedules for quantitative T1ρ mapping using …