2023
Arterial spin labeled perfusion imaging with balanced steady-state free precession readout and radial sampling
Han P, Marin T, Zhuo Y, Ouyang J, El Fakhri G, Ma C. Arterial spin labeled perfusion imaging with balanced steady-state free precession readout and radial sampling. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2023, 102: 126-132. PMID: 37187264, PMCID: PMC10524790, DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2023.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOff-resonance effectsBalanced steady-state free precessionPhase-cycling techniqueTemporal SNRBalanced steady-state free precession acquisitionRadial sampling schemeSpoiled gradient-recalled acquisitionRadial samplingCartesian sampling schemeBalanced steady-state free precession readoutK-space dataSampling schemeSpin labelingSteady-state free precessionK-spaceImage readoutBanding artifactsMotion-related artifactsReadoutFree precessionArterial spin labelingImage reconstructionParallel imagingImaging timePerfusion-weighted imaging
2022
Free-running Simultaneous 3D Cardiac T1 Mapping and Cine Imaging Using a Linear Tangent Space Alignment Model
Djebra Y, Marin T, Han P, Bloch I, Fakhri G, Ma C. Free-running Simultaneous 3D Cardiac T1 Mapping and Cine Imaging Using a Linear Tangent Space Alignment Model. Proceedings Of The International Society For Magnetic Resonance In Medicine ... Scientific Meeting And Exhibition. 2022 DOI: 10.58530/2022/4440.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Nonuniform Fast Fourier Transform on Tpus
Lu T, Marin T, Zhuo Y, Chen Y, Ma C. Nonuniform Fast Fourier Transform on Tpus. 2021, 00: 783-787. DOI: 10.1109/isbi48211.2021.9434068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonuniform fast Fourier transformFast Fourier transformTensor Processing UnitTPU coresFourier transformImage reconstructionMR image reconstructionTensor operatorsK-spaceK-space dataGoogle’s Tensor Processing UnitDeep learning applicationsNumerical examplesNonuniform gridsScaling analysisCPU implementationMagnetic resonanceHardware acceleratorsLearning applicationsComputational bottleneckProcessing unitMatrix multiplicationPractical runtimeAccelerationOperation
2020
MR‐based PET attenuation correction using a combined ultrashort echo time/multi‐echo Dixon acquisition
Han P, Horng D, Gong K, Petibon Y, Kim K, Li Q, Johnson K, Fakhri G, Ouyang J, Ma C. MR‐based PET attenuation correction using a combined ultrashort echo time/multi‐echo Dixon acquisition. Medical Physics 2020, 47: 3064-3077. PMID: 32279317, PMCID: PMC7375929, DOI: 10.1002/mp.14180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLinear attenuation coefficientPositron emission tomography attenuation correctionPhysical compartmental modelAttenuation correctionShort T<sub>2</sub> componentPET attenuation correctionRadial k-space trajectoryMagnetic resonance (MR)-based methodK-space trajectoriesRadial trajectoryK-spaceAttenuation coefficientDixon acquisitionsPositron emission tomographyWhole white matterMuting methodImage reconstructionImaging speedMR signalMRAC methodPositron emission tomography imagingCorrectionGray matter regionsPhantomMatter regions
2017
High‐resolution dynamic 31P‐MRSI using a low‐rank tensor model
Ma C, Clifford B, Liu Y, Gu Y, Lam F, Yu X, Liang Z. High‐resolution dynamic 31P‐MRSI using a low‐rank tensor model. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 2017, 78: 419-428. PMID: 28556373, PMCID: PMC5562044, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.26762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-rank tensorImage reconstructionHigh-resolution image reconstructionImage functionSubspace structureData acquisitionFrame-ratePursuit approachCorrelation of dataSubspaceK-space coverageK-spaceImagesSNRMathematical structureReconstructionHigh-resolutionModeling purposesIn vivo studiesMethodTensor
2015
Removal of nuisance signals from limited and sparse 1H MRSI data using a union‐of‐subspaces model
Ma C, Lam F, Johnson C, Liang Z. Removal of nuisance signals from limited and sparse 1H MRSI data using a union‐of‐subspaces model. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 2015, 75: 488-497. PMID: 25762370, PMCID: PMC4567537, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.25635.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Joint design of spoke trajectories and RF pulses for parallel excitation
Ma C, Xu D, King K, Liang Z. Joint design of spoke trajectories and RF pulses for parallel excitation. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 2010, 65: 973-985. PMID: 21413061, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22676.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJoint design problemExcitation errorsTransmitting sensitivityJoint designCost function evaluationsExcitation systemDesign problemRF pulse designSelection problemMultidimensional RF pulsesExperimental resultsComputational efficiencyRF pulsesPulse designThin slice selectionEquation simulationsBloch equation simulationsSequential selectionConventional methodsSpoke locationExcitation patternsK-spacePulseFunction evaluationsLength limit