Abstract #1723
ZOOM and non-ZOOM Spinal Cord Diffusion Tensor Imaging protocols for multi-centre studies
Rebecca Sara Samson 1 , Julien Cohen-Adad 2 , Torben Schneider 1 , Alex Kenneth Smith 3 , Seth A Smith 4 , and Claudia A M Wheeler-Kingshott 1
1
NMR Research Unit, Department of
Neuroinflammation, Queen Square MS Centre, UCL Institute
of Neurology, London, United Kingdom,
2
Institute
of Biomedical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de
Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
3
Department
of Radiology & Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt
University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS),
Nashville, Tennessee, United States,
4
Department
of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS), Nashville,
Tennessee, United States
Diffusion Tensor Imaging parameters have been shown to
be sensitive to changes in the diseased spinal cord
(SC). However, imaging the cord can be challenging due
to patient-related and physiological motion. Rapid
acquisition sequences such as Echo Planar Imaging (EPI)
are desirable but may suffer from image distortions.
Here we present a multi-centre comparison of two
acquisition protocols, one using ZOOM-EPI, and one only
using options available on standard clinical scanners
such as outer volume suppression (OVS).
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