Guo Ying-kun, Li Zhen-lin, Rong Yu, Xia Chun-chao, Zhang Li-zhi, Peng Wan-ling, Liu Xi, Xu Hua-yan, Zhang Ti-jiang, Zuo Pan-li, Schmitt Benjamin
Sichuan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban. 2016 Mar;47(2):257-61.
To determine the feasibility of using chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) imaging to measure creatine (Cr) metabolites with 3.0 T MR.
Phantoms containing different concentrations of Cr under various pH conditions were studied with CEST sequence on 3.0 T MR imaging. CEST effect and Z spectra were analyzed.
Cr exhibited significant CEST effect (± 1.8 ppm, F = 99.08, P < 0.001) on 3.0 T MR imaging, and positive correlation was found between the signal intensity and concentration of Cr (r = 0.963, P < 0.001). The CEST effect showed pH dependency of Cr (r = 0.41, P = 0.035).
Creatine CEST imaging can be performed on 3.0 T MR imaging. Creatine concentrations and pH influence CEST effect.
确定在3.0 T磁共振成像(MR)中使用化学交换饱和转移(CEST)成像测量肌酸(Cr)代谢物的可行性。
在3.0 T MR成像上,使用CEST序列研究在各种pH条件下含有不同浓度Cr的体模。分析CEST效应和Z谱。
在3.0 T MR成像上,Cr表现出显著的CEST效应(±1.8 ppm,F = 99.08,P < 0.001),并且发现信号强度与Cr浓度之间呈正相关(r = 0.963,P < 0.001)。CEST效应显示出Cr的pH依赖性(r = 0.41,P = 0.035)。
肌酸CEST成像可在3.0 T MR成像上进行。肌酸浓度和pH会影响CEST效应。