MRI artifacts
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- Artifacts in MRI
- Artifact in MRI
- Artifacts encountered in MRI
- Artifacts encountered in MR imaging
- Artefacts in MRI
- Artefacts encountered in MRI
- Artefacts encountered in MR imaging
- Artefact in MRI
- MRI artefacts
- MRI artefact
MRI artifacts are numerous and give an insight into the physics behind each sequence. Some artifacts affect the quality of the MRI exam, while others do not affect the diagnostic quality but may be confused with pathology.
When encountering an unfamiliar artifact, it is useful to systematically examine general features of the artifact to try and understand its general class. These features include:
type of sequence, e.g. fast spin echo, gradient, volumetric acquisition
the direction of phase and frequency
fat or fluid signal
presence of anatomy outside the image field
presence of metallic foreign bodies
Classification of the artifact type may give one an idea about how to try to fix it.
Artifacts are caused by a variety of factors that may be patient-related, such as voluntary and physiologic motion, metallic implants or foreign bodies. Finite sampling, k-space encoding, and Fourier transformation may cause aliasing and Gibbs artifact. Characteristics of pulse sequences may cause black boundary, Moiré, and phase-encoding artifacts. Hardware issues may cause central point and RF overflow artifacts.
Remember that artifacts are not all bad and that occasionally, they are intentionally exploited, e.g. susceptibility artifact.
The artifacts
Many artifacts have a characteristic appearance, and with experience, they can be readily identified.
MRI hardware and room shielding
aliasing artifact (also known as wrap around artifact)
MRI software
slice-overlap artifact (also known as cross-talk artifact)
Patient and physiologic motion
Tissue heterogeneity and foreign bodies
Fourier transform and Nyquist sampling theorem
Quiz questions
References
- 1. Anne Bright. Planning and Positioning in MRI. (2011) ISBN: 9780729539852 - Google Books
- 2. Catherine Westbrook, Carolyn Kaut Roth, John Talbot. MRI in Practice. (2011) ISBN: 9781444337433 - Google Books
- 3. Donald W. McRobbie, Elizabeth A. Moore, Martin J. Graves et al. MRI from Picture to Proton. (2007) ISBN: 9780521683845 - Google Books
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