Abstract #3849
Self-calibrated phase-contrast correction of nonlinear background phase in quantitative cardiac imaging
Ek T Tan 1 , James F Glockner 2 , Ana Beatrix Solana 3 , David W Stanley 4 , and Christopher J Hardy 1
1
GE Global Research, Niskayuna, NY, United
States,
2
Radiology,
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States,
3
GE
Global Research, Garching, Munich, Germany,
4
GE
Healthcare, Rochester, MN, United States
A nonlinear, self-calibrated phase-contrast (SCPC)
correction method is proposed, which provides an
improved fit of the static nonlinear phase in
quantitative cardiac phase-contrast imaging. In
addition, the method improves on the static tissue
detection, takes into account the quiescent cardiac
phase, and has an over-fitting prevention step. Normal
subjects were imaged at 1.5T and 3T, with the resulting
phase validated using a static phantom. The Qp/Qs ratios
of seven patients without cardiac shunt were recorded,
demonstrating an improved Qp/Qs ratio with the method.
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