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Simultaneous slice excitation for accelerated passive marker tracking via phase-only cross correlation (POCC) in MR-guided needle interventions

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Abstract

Objective

To accelerate a passive tracking sequence based on phase-only cross correlation (POCC) using simultaneous slice excitation.

Methods

For magnetic resonance (MR)-guided biopsy procedures, passive markers have been proposed that can be automatically localized online using a POCC-based tracking sequence. To accelerate the sequence, a phase-offset multiplanar (POMP) excitation technique was implemented to acquire tracking images. In a phantom experiment, the POMP–POCC sequence was tested and compared with the sequential non-accelerated version in terms of duration and accuracy. Further, technical feasibility of the POMP–POCC sequence was tested in a patient undergoing a prostate biopsy.

Results

The temporal resolution of the POMP–POCC tracking sequence is accelerated by 33% compared with the sequential approach. In phantom experiments, the POMP–POCC and sequential sequences yielded the same targeting accuracy of 1.6 ± 0.7 mm. Technical proof of concept of the new sequence could be demonstrated in a successful in vivo prostate biopsy.

Conclusion

POMP–POCC tracking can substantially reduce the duration of localization of passive markers in MR-guided needle interventions without compromising targeting accuracy.

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Acknowledgements

This study was supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) grant number HA 7006/1-1. The authors thank Dr.-Ing. Florian Maier (Siemens Healthcare, Erlangen, Germany) for the help with the sequence implementation.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Medical Physics, Medical Center – University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Breisacher Str. 60a, 79106, Freiburg, Germany

    Andreas Reichert, Michael Bock, Simon Reiss & Axel Joachim Krafft

  2. Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Christiaan G. Overduin & Jurgen J. Fütterer

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AR: study conception and design, data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation; drafting of manuscript; MB: study conception and design, data analysis and interpretation, drafting of manuscript, critical revision; SR and CGO: data acquisition; JJF: critical revision; AJK: study conception and design, data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation; critical revision

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Reichert, A., Bock, M., Reiss, S. et al. Simultaneous slice excitation for accelerated passive marker tracking via phase-only cross correlation (POCC) in MR-guided needle interventions. Magn Reson Mater Phy 31, 781–788 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10334-018-0701-0

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