Time-efficient and flexible design of optimized multishell HARDI diffusion

Purpose: Advanced diffusion magnetic resonance imaging benefits from collecting as much data as is feasible but is highly sensitive to subject motion and the risk of data loss increases with longer acquisition times. Our purpose was to create a maximally time-efficient and flexible diffusion acquisi...

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Main Authors: Hutter, Jana, Tournier, J. Donald, Price, Anthony N., Cordero-Grande, Lucilio, Hughes, Emer J., Malik, Shaihan, Steinweg, Johannes, Bastiani, Matteo, Sotiropoulos, Stamatios N., Jbabdi, Saad, Andersson, Jesper, Edwards, A. David, Hajnal, Joseph V.
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Published: Wiley 2017
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43368/
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author Hutter, Jana
Tournier, J. Donald
Price, Anthony N.
Cordero-Grande, Lucilio
Hughes, Emer J.
Malik, Shaihan
Steinweg, Johannes
Bastiani, Matteo
Sotiropoulos, Stamatios N.
Jbabdi, Saad
Andersson, Jesper
Edwards, A. David
Hajnal, Joseph V.
author_facet Hutter, Jana
Tournier, J. Donald
Price, Anthony N.
Cordero-Grande, Lucilio
Hughes, Emer J.
Malik, Shaihan
Steinweg, Johannes
Bastiani, Matteo
Sotiropoulos, Stamatios N.
Jbabdi, Saad
Andersson, Jesper
Edwards, A. David
Hajnal, Joseph V.
author_sort Hutter, Jana
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description Purpose: Advanced diffusion magnetic resonance imaging benefits from collecting as much data as is feasible but is highly sensitive to subject motion and the risk of data loss increases with longer acquisition times. Our purpose was to create a maximally time-efficient and flexible diffusion acquisition capability with built-in robustness to partially acquired or interrupted scans. Our framework has been developed for the developing Human Connectome Project, but different application domains are equally possible. Methods: Complete flexibility in the sampling of diffusion space combined with free choice of phase-encode-direction and the temporal ordering of the sampling scheme was developed taking into account motion robustness, internal consistency, and hardware limits. A split-diffusion-gradient preparation, multiband acceleration, and a restart capacity were added. Results: The framework was used to explore different parameters choices for the desired high angular resolution diffusion imaging diffusion sampling. For the developing Human Connectome Project, a high-angular resolution, maximally time-efficient (20 min) multishell protocol with 300 diffusion-weighted volumes was acquired in >400 neonates. An optimal design of a high-resolution (1.2 × 1.2 mm2) two-shell acquisition with 54 diffusion weighted volumes was obtained using a split-gradient design. Conclusion: The presented framework provides flexibility to generate time-efficient and motion-robust diffusion magnetic resonance imaging acquisitions taking into account hardware constraints that might otherwise result in sub-optimal choices. Magn Reson Med, 2017. © 2017 The Authors Magnetic Resonance in Medicine published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.
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spelling nottingham-433682020-05-04T18:47:23Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43368/ Time-efficient and flexible design of optimized multishell HARDI diffusion Hutter, Jana Tournier, J. Donald Price, Anthony N. Cordero-Grande, Lucilio Hughes, Emer J. Malik, Shaihan Steinweg, Johannes Bastiani, Matteo Sotiropoulos, Stamatios N. Jbabdi, Saad Andersson, Jesper Edwards, A. David Hajnal, Joseph V. Purpose: Advanced diffusion magnetic resonance imaging benefits from collecting as much data as is feasible but is highly sensitive to subject motion and the risk of data loss increases with longer acquisition times. Our purpose was to create a maximally time-efficient and flexible diffusion acquisition capability with built-in robustness to partially acquired or interrupted scans. Our framework has been developed for the developing Human Connectome Project, but different application domains are equally possible. Methods: Complete flexibility in the sampling of diffusion space combined with free choice of phase-encode-direction and the temporal ordering of the sampling scheme was developed taking into account motion robustness, internal consistency, and hardware limits. A split-diffusion-gradient preparation, multiband acceleration, and a restart capacity were added. Results: The framework was used to explore different parameters choices for the desired high angular resolution diffusion imaging diffusion sampling. For the developing Human Connectome Project, a high-angular resolution, maximally time-efficient (20 min) multishell protocol with 300 diffusion-weighted volumes was acquired in >400 neonates. An optimal design of a high-resolution (1.2 × 1.2 mm2) two-shell acquisition with 54 diffusion weighted volumes was obtained using a split-gradient design. Conclusion: The presented framework provides flexibility to generate time-efficient and motion-robust diffusion magnetic resonance imaging acquisitions taking into account hardware constraints that might otherwise result in sub-optimal choices. Magn Reson Med, 2017. © 2017 The Authors Magnetic Resonance in Medicine published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. Wiley 2017-05-30 Article PeerReviewed Hutter, Jana, Tournier, J. Donald, Price, Anthony N., Cordero-Grande, Lucilio, Hughes, Emer J., Malik, Shaihan, Steinweg, Johannes, Bastiani, Matteo, Sotiropoulos, Stamatios N., Jbabdi, Saad, Andersson, Jesper, Edwards, A. David and Hajnal, Joseph V. (2017) Time-efficient and flexible design of optimized multishell HARDI diffusion. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine . ISSN 1522-2594 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mrm.26765/full doi:10.1002/mrm.26765 doi:10.1002/mrm.26765
spellingShingle Hutter, Jana
Tournier, J. Donald
Price, Anthony N.
Cordero-Grande, Lucilio
Hughes, Emer J.
Malik, Shaihan
Steinweg, Johannes
Bastiani, Matteo
Sotiropoulos, Stamatios N.
Jbabdi, Saad
Andersson, Jesper
Edwards, A. David
Hajnal, Joseph V.
Time-efficient and flexible design of optimized multishell HARDI diffusion
title Time-efficient and flexible design of optimized multishell HARDI diffusion
title_full Time-efficient and flexible design of optimized multishell HARDI diffusion
title_fullStr Time-efficient and flexible design of optimized multishell HARDI diffusion
title_full_unstemmed Time-efficient and flexible design of optimized multishell HARDI diffusion
title_short Time-efficient and flexible design of optimized multishell HARDI diffusion
title_sort time-efficient and flexible design of optimized multishell hardi diffusion
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