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Application of Quantitative MRI for Brain Tissue Segmentation at 1.5 T and 3.0 T Field Strengths

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  • Janne West
  • Ida Blystad
  • Maria Engström
  • Jan B M Warntjes
  • Peter Lundberg

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Background: Brain tissue segmentation of white matter (WM), grey matter (GM), and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are important in neuroradiological applications. Quantitative Mri (qMRI) allows segmentation based on physical tissue properties, and the dependencies on MR scanner settings are removed. Brain tissue groups into clusters in the three dimensional space formed by the qMRI parameters R1, R2 and PD, and partial volume voxels are intermediate in this space. The qMRI parameters, however, depend on the main magnetic field strength. Therefore, longitudinal studies can be seriously limited by system upgrades. The aim of this work was to apply one recently described brain tissue segmentation method, based on qMRI, at both 1.5 T and 3.0 T field strengths, and to investigate similarities and differences. Methods: In vivo qMRI measurements were performed on 10 healthy subjects using both 1.5 T and 3.0 T MR scanners. The brain tissue segmentation method was applied for both 1.5 T and 3.0 T and volumes of WM, GM, CSF and brain parenchymal fraction (BPF) were calculated on both field strengths. Repeatability was calculated for each scanner and a General Linear Model was used to examine the effect of field strength. Voxel-wise t-tests were also performed to evaluate regional differences. Results: Statistically significant differences were found between 1.5 T and 3.0 T for WM, GM, CSF and BPF (p

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  • Janne West & Ida Blystad & Maria Engström & Jan B M Warntjes & Peter Lundberg, 2013. "Application of Quantitative MRI for Brain Tissue Segmentation at 1.5 T and 3.0 T Field Strengths," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(9), pages 1-1, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0074795
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074795
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    1. Mattias Vågberg & Gabriel Granåsen & Anders Svenningsson, 2017. "Brain Parenchymal Fraction in Healthy Adults—A Systematic Review of the Literature," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(1), pages 1-19, January.

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