Fat mitigation strategies to improve image quality of radial 4D flow MRI in obese subjects

• Published in: Magnetic resonance in medicine Vol. 90; no. 2; pp. 444 - 457
• Main Authors: Shamim, A. M. K. Muntasir, Panagiotopoulos, Nikolaos, Spahic, Alma, Harris, David T., Roldán‐Alzate, Alejandro, Wieben, Oliver, Reeder, Scott B., Oechtering, Thekla Helene, Johnson, Kevin M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.08.2023
• Subjects: Abdomen; Adipose tissue; Adipose Tissue - diagnostic imaging; Conservation; Contamination; Divergence; Excitation; Hemodynamics; Humans; Image enhancement; Image quality; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Medical imaging; Obesity - diagnostic imaging; Portal vein; Regression analysis; Reproducibility; Reproducibility of Results

This study addresses the challenges in obtaining abdominal 4D flow MRI of obese patients. We aimed to evaluate spectral saturation and inner volume excitation as methods to mitigating artifacts originating from adipose signals, with the goal of enhancing image quality and improving quantification. R...