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Two-point dixon fat–water separation: Improving reliability and accuracy in phase correction algorithms

✍ Scribed by Maria A. Schmidt; Karlene M. Fraser

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2008
Tongue
English
Weight
599 KB
Volume
27
Category
Article
ISSN
1053-1807

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Purpose

To propose an advanced phase‐correction region‐growing algorithm for two‐point fat–water separation suitable for parotid assessment, and to evaluate the general performance of phase‐correction algorithms.

Materials and Methods

Two region‐growing algorithms were evaluated in test objects and in head images: the original phase‐correction algorithm (OPC) and the advanced phase‐correction algorithm with voxel size manipulation (VSM) which includes: 1) starting the region‐growing process from images of lower resolution and subsequently stepping toward the original matrix size, and 2) limiting the use of low‐pass filters to fat–water interfaces with partial volume effects

Results

Fundamental problems relate to biological tissue spectrum being poorly approximated by two discrete peaks for fat and water. The VSM algorithm was shown to be less noise‐sensitive, faster, and to produce a better approximation for the field inhomogeneity map. In head images (6 volunteers, 10 slices each) 43 errors were found with the OPC algorithm and only 6 errors with the VSM algorithm. Only the OPC algorithm produced errors surrounding the parotids (10 errors).

Conclusion

The VSM algorithm provides a more accurate and less noise‐sensitive fat–water separation. This highly significant performance improvement allows the application of phase‐correction algorithms to a wider range of clinical applications. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2008. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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