Effect of physiological Heart Rate variability on quantitative T2 measurement with ECG-gated Fast Spin Echo (FSE) sequence and its retrospective correction |
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Authors: | Marion de Roquefeuil Pierre-André Vuissoz Jean-Marie Escanyé Jacques Felblinger |
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Institution: | 1. IADI, Université De Lorraine, Nancy, France;2. U947, INSERM, Nancy, France;3. CRM2, UMR CNRS 7036, Université De Lorraine, Nancy, France;4. CIC-IT 801, CHU Nancy, Nancy, France |
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Abstract: | ObjectQuantitative T2 measurement is applied in cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for the diagnosis and follow-up of myocardial pathologies. Standard Electrocardiogram (ECG)-gated fast spin echo pulse sequences can be used clinically for T2 assessment, with multiple breath-holds. However, heart rate is subject to physiological variability, which causes repetition time variations and affects the recovery of longitudinal magnetization between TR periods.Materials and methodsThe bias caused by heart rate variability on quantitative T2 measurements is evaluated for fast spin echo pulse sequence. Its retrospective correction based on an effective TR is proposed. Heart rate variations during breath-holds are provided by the ECG recordings from healthy volunteers. T2 measurements were performed on a phantom with known T2 values, by synchronizing the sequence with the recorded ECG. Cardiac T2 measurements were performed twice on six volunteers. The impact of T1 on T2 is also studied.ResultsMaximum error in T2 is 26% for phantoms and 18% for myocardial measurement. It is reduced by the proposed compensation method to 20% for phantoms and 10% for in vivo measurements. Only approximate knowledge of T1 is needed for T2 correction.ConclusionHeart rate variability may cause a bias in T2 measurement with ECG-gated FSE. It needs to be taken into account to avoid a misleading diagnosis from the measurements. |
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Keywords: | ECG-gated FSE Heart rate variability Quantitative T2 measurement |
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