The traveling heads: multicenter brain imaging at 7 Tesla

Maximilian N Voelker; Oliver Kraff; Daniel Brenner; Astrid Wollrab; Oliver Weinberger; Moritz C Berger; Simon Robinson; Wolfgang Bogner; Christopher Wiggins; Robert Trampel; Tony Stöcker; Thoralf Niendorf; Harald H Quick; David G Norris; Mark E Ladd; Oliver Speck

doi:10.1007/s10334-016-0541-8

The traveling heads: multicenter brain imaging at 7 Tesla

Maximilian N Voelker^*, Oliver Kraff, Daniel Brenner, Astrid Wollrab, Oliver Weinberger, Moritz C Berger, Simon Robinson, Wolfgang Bogner, Christopher Wiggins, Robert Trampel, Tony Stöcker, Thoralf Niendorf, Harald H Quick, David G Norris, Mark E Ladd, Oliver Speck

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study evaluates the inter-site and intra-site reproducibility of 7 Tesla brain imaging and compares it to literature values for other field strengths.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The same two subjects were imaged at eight different 7 T sites. MP2RAGE, TSE, TOF, SWI, EPI as well as B1 and B0 field maps were analyzed quantitatively to assess inter-site reproducibility. Intra-site reproducibility was measured with rescans at three sites.

RESULTS: Quantitative measures of MP2RAGE scans showed high agreement. Inter-site and intra-site reproducibility errors were comparable to 1.5 and 3 T. Other sequences also showed high reproducibility between the sites, but differences were also revealed. The different RF coils used were the main source for systematic differences between the sites.

CONCLUSION: Our results show for the first time that multi-center brain imaging studies of the supratentorial brain can be performed at 7 T with high reproducibility and similar reliability as at 3T. This study develops the basis for future large-scale 7 T multi-site studies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	399-415
Number of pages	17
Journal	Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics Biology and Medicine
Volume	29
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10334-016-0541-8
Publication status	Published - Jun 2016

Keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging
Neuroimaging
Ultrahigh field
Multi-center
T MRI DATA
PHYSIOLOGICAL NOISE
IMAGES
FIELD
REPRODUCIBILITY
SEGMENTATION
OPTIMIZATION
MORPHOMETRY
DEMENTIA
ROBUST

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Voelker, M. N., Kraff, O., Brenner, D., Wollrab, A., Weinberger, O., Berger, M. C., Robinson, S., Bogner, W., Wiggins, C., Trampel, R., Stöcker, T., Niendorf, T., Quick, H. H., Norris, D. G., Ladd, M. E., & Speck, O. (2016). The traveling heads: multicenter brain imaging at 7 Tesla. Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics Biology and Medicine, 29(3), 399-415. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10334-016-0541-8

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