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  Ultrashort-TE stimulated echo acquisition mode (STEAM) improves the quantification of lipids and fatty acid chain unsaturation in the human liver at 7 T

Gajdošík, M., Chadzynski, G., Hangel, G., Mlynarik, V., Chmelík, M., Valkovic, L., et al. (2015). Ultrashort-TE stimulated echo acquisition mode (STEAM) improves the quantification of lipids and fatty acid chain unsaturation in the human liver at 7 T. NMR in Biomedicine, 28(10), 1283-1293. doi:10.1002/nbm.3382.

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Gajdošík, M, Author
Chadzynski, GL1, Author           
Hangel, G, Author
Mlynarik, V, Author
Chmelík, M, Author
Valkovic, L, Author
Bogner, W, Author
Pohmann, R1, 2, Author           
Scheffler, K1, Author           
Trattnig, S, Author
Krššák, M, Author
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1Department High-Field Magnetic Resonance, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Max Planck Society, ou_1497796              
2Dept. Empirical Inference, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Max Planck Society, ou_1497647              

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 Abstract: Ultrahigh-field, whole-body MR systems increase the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and improve the spectral resolution. Sequences with a short TE allow fast signal acquisition with low signal loss as a result of spin–spin relaxation. This is of particular importance in the liver for the precise quantification of the hepatocellular content of lipids (HCL). In this study, we introduce a spoiler Gradient-switching Ultrashort STimulated Echo AcqUisition (GUSTEAU) sequence, which is a modified version of a stimulated echo acquisition mode (STEAM) sequence, with a minimum TE of 6 ms. With the high spectral resolution at 7 T, the efficient elimination of water sidebands and the post-processing suppression of the water signal, we estimated the composition of fatty acids (FAs) via the detection of the olefinic lipid resonance and calculated the unsaturation index (UI) of hepatic FAs. The performance of the GUSTEAU sequence for the assessment of UI was validated against oil samples and provided excellent results in agreement with the data reported in the literature. When measuring HCL with GUSTEAU in 10 healthy volunteers, there was a high correlation between the results obtained at 7 and 3 T (R2 = 0.961). The test–retest measurements yielded low coefficients of variation for HCL (4 ± 3) and UI (11 ± 8) when measured with the GUSTEAU sequence at 7 T. A negative correlation was found between UI and HCL (n = 10; p < 0.033). The ultrashort TE MRS sequence (GUSTEAU; TE = 6 ms) provided high repeatability for the assessment of HCL. The improved spectral resolution at 7 T with the elimination of water sidebands and the offline water subtraction also enabled an assessment of the unsaturation of FAs. This all highlights the potential use of this MRS acquisition scheme for studies of hepatic lipid composition in vivo.

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 Dates: 2015-10
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 Identifiers: DOI: 10.1002/nbm.3382
BibTex Citekey: GajdosikCHMCVBPSTK2015
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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 28 (10) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 1283 - 1293 Identifier: -