2023
B1 inhomogeneity‐corrected T1 mapping and quantitative magnetization transfer imaging via simultaneously estimating Bloch‐Siegert shift and magnetization transfer effects
Jang A, Han P, Ma C, Fakhri G, Wang N, Samsonov A, Liu F. B1 inhomogeneity‐corrected T1 mapping and quantitative magnetization transfer imaging via simultaneously estimating Bloch‐Siegert shift and magnetization transfer effects. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 2023, 90: 1859-1873. PMID: 37427533, PMCID: PMC10528411, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBloch-Siegert shiftBloch-SiegertMagnetization transfer effectsMonte Carlo simulationsSpin-lattice relaxationSpin-bath modelMagnetization transferBinary spin-bath modelCarlo simulationsProton fractionOff-resonance irradiationIn vivo brain studiesBloch simulationsPhantom experimentsMagnetizationEstimationTransmitted fieldQuantitative magnetization transferMethod performanceMT effectSignal equation
2019
Free-Breathing Three-Dimensional T1 Mapping of the Heart Using Subspace-Based Data Acquisition and Image Reconstruction
Han P, Horng D, Marin T, Petibon Y, Ouyang J, Fakhri G, Ma C. Free-Breathing Three-Dimensional T1 Mapping of the Heart Using Subspace-Based Data Acquisition and Image Reconstruction. Annual International Conference Of The IEEE Engineering In Medicine And Biology Society (EMBC) 2019, 00: 4008-4011. PMID: 31946750, DOI: 10.1109/embc.2019.8856511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory motionRespiratory gatingLongitudinal relaxation timeSubspace-based methodsLow-rank tensorMagnetic resonance imagingRelaxation timeT1 mappingT)-spaceSubspace-basedSparsity constraintDynamic MR imagingReconstructed mapsSpatiotemporal correlationThree-dimensionalCardiac MRHealthy subjectsIn vivo dataMagnetizationResonance imagingImage functionMR imagingData acquisitionClinical applicationTensor
2015
Investigation of Inter-Slice Magnetization Transfer Effects as a New Method for MTR Imaging of the Human Brain
Barker J, Han P, Choi S, Bae K, Park S. Investigation of Inter-Slice Magnetization Transfer Effects as a New Method for MTR Imaging of the Human Brain. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0117101. PMID: 25664938, PMCID: PMC4321840, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBalanced steady-state free precessionFlip angleMagnetization transferMagnetization transfer effectsSteady-state free precessionSaturation pulseModel of MTFree precessionMT-weightedAcquisition parametersMT effectMT ratioDelay timePrecessionMTR imagesHigh SNRInterslicePE stepsMagnetizationFlip