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
2015
Compressed Sensing for fMRI: Feasibility Study on the Acceleration of Non-EPI fMRI at 9.4T
Han P, Park S, Kim S, Ye J. Compressed Sensing for fMRI: Feasibility Study on the Acceleration of Non-EPI fMRI at 9.4T. BioMed Research International 2015, 2015: 131926. PMID: 26413503, PMCID: PMC4564593, DOI: 10.1155/2015/131926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompressive sensingBalanced steady-state free precessionSensitive to image distortionsHigh-resolution fMRI techniqueMagnetic field inhomogeneityLocal magnetic field inhomogeneitiesConventional functional magnetic resonance imagingCS reconstructionGradient-recalled echoCS algorithmFOCUSS algorithmNon-EPI sequencesMagnetic fieldSampling patternHigh-resolution functional magnetic resonance imagingFunctional magnetic resonance imagingField inhomogeneityGRE-EPIImage distortionSteady-state free precessionExperimental resultsTemporal resolutionAlgorithmFree precessionSpoiled gradient echoInvestigation 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