@article { author = {Rezaeian, Mohammad Reza and Hossein-Zadeh, Gholam Ali and Soltanian Zadeh, Hamid}, title = {Designing and Optimization of Continuous Electromagnetic RF Pulses for Studying CEST MRI by Numerical Solution to the Bloch-McConnell Equations}, journal = {Iranian Journal of Biomedical Engineering}, volume = {8}, number = {1}, pages = {87-99}, year = {2014}, publisher = {Iranian Society for Biomedical Engineering}, issn = {5869-2008}, eissn = {9685-8006}, doi = {10.22041/ijbme.2014.13558}, abstract = {Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) is a new mechanism of contrast generation in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) which differentiates molecule biomarkers via chemical shift. CEST MRI contrast mechanism is very complex and depends on radio frequency (RF) power and RF pulse shape. Two approaches have been used to saturate contrast agent (CA) protons: continuous wave CEST (CW-CEST) and pulsed CEST. To find the optimal RF pulse, numerical solution of Bloch-McConnell equations (BME) may be used. In this paperwe find the optimum values of RF pulse parameters that maximize the CEST contrast. Discrete pulses have lower specific absorption ratio (SAR) than CW RF pulses. However, since discretization is performed on continuous RF pulses, optimizing the continuous RF pulses leads to the optimization of discrete RF pulses. Therefore, in this paper, Rectangular, Gaussian and Fermi pulses are investigated as CW RF pulses. In this investigation, in addition to considering the SAR limitation, 60 dB approximation for the RF pulse amplitude is used. To compare the efficiency of pulses, their resultant flip angles (FA) are assumed equal. Efficiency of CW-CEST is investigated using two parameters, CEST ratio and SAR. According to these parametres, rectangular, Fermi and Gaussian RF pulses have the best performance respectively. Since implementation of rectangular RF is harder than Gaussian and Fermi RF pulses, Fermi and Gaussian RF pulses are desired. Our results suggest that it is possible to maximize CEST ratio by optimizing parameters of rectangular (with an amplitude of 5.7μT), Gaussian (σ about 0.7s) and Fermi (a-value about 0.3s) pulses. Results are verified by empirical formulation of CEST ratio.}, keywords = {Bloch-McConnell equations,CEST MRI,Numerical solution,A-spectra,SAR}, title_fa = {طراحی و بهینه‌سازی پالس‌های الکترومغناطیسی پیوسته برای مطالعه پدیده انتقال اشباع به واسطه تبادل شیمیایی در تصویربرداری تشدید مغناطیسی با حل عددی معادلات بلاخ-مک‌کانل}, abstract_fa = {ﭘﺪﻳﺪﻩ ﺍﻧﺘﻘﺎﻝ ﺍﺷﺒﺎﻉ ﺑﻪ ﻭﺍﺳﻄﻪ ﺗﺒﺎﺩﻝ ﺷﻴﻤﻴﺎﻳﻰ (CEST) ﻛﺎﻧﺘﺮﺍﺳﺘﻰ ﺟﺪﻳﺪ ﺭﺍ ﺩﺭ ﺗﺼﻮﻳﺮﺑﺮﺩﺍﺭی ﺑﻪ ﺭﻭﺵ ﺗﺸﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﻐﻨﺎﻃﻴﺴﻰ (MRI) ﻣﻄﺮﺡ ﻛﺮﺩﻩ ﺍﺳﺖ. ﺍﻳﻦ ﻛﺎﻧﺘﺮﺍﺳﺖ ﺑﺴﻴﺎﺭ ﭘﻴﭽﻴﺪﻩ ﺑﻪ ﭘﺎﺭﺍﻣﺘﺮﻫﺎی ﻣﺘﻌﺪﺩی ﺍﺯ ﺟﻤﻠﻪ ﻧﻮﻉ، ﺷﺪﺕ ﻭ ﺳﺎﻳﺮ ﻭﻳﮋﮔﻰﻫﺎی ﭘﺎﻟﺲ ﺍﻟﻜﺘﺮﻭﻣﻐﻨﺎﻃﻴﺲ (RF) ﺑﺴﺘﮕﻰ ﺩﺍﺭﺩ. ﻋﻤﻮﻣﺎً ﺩﻭ ﻧﻮﻉ ﭘﺎﻟﺲ ﭘﻴﻮﺳﺘﻪ ﻭ ﻳﺎ ﮔﺴﺴﺘﻪ ﺑﺮﺍی ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻡ ﻓﺮﺍﻳﻨﺪ ﺍﺷﺒﺎﻉ ﺑﻜﺎﺭ ﻣﻰﺭﻭﺩ. ﻃﺮﺍﺣﻰ ﭘﺎﻟﺲ RF ﺑﺮ ﺍﺳﺎﺱ ﺣﻞ ﻣﻌﺎﺩﻻﺕ ﺑﻼﺥ- ﻣﮏ ﻛﺎﻧﻞ ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻡ ﻣﻰﺷﻮﺩ. ﻫﺪﻑ ﺍﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻳﻦ ﻣﻘﺎﻟﻪ ﺍﺳﺘﺨﺮﺍﺝ ﭘﺎﺭﺍﻣﺘﺮﻫﺎی ﭘﺎﻟﺲﻫﺎی ﭘﻴﻮﺳﺘﻪ RF ﺑﻪ ﻧﺤﻮی ﺍﺳﺖ ﻛﻪ ﻣﻨﺠﺮ ﺑﻪ ﺍﺭﺗﻘﺎی ﺍﻳﻦ ﻛﺎﻧﺘﺮﺍﺳﺖ ﺷﻮﺩ. ﭘﺎﻟﺲﻫﺎی ﮔﺴﺴﺘﻪ ﺑﻪ ﺩﻟﻴﻞ ﺿﺮﻳﺐ ﺟﺬﺏ ﻭﻳﮋﻩ ﺍﻣﻮﺍﺝ (SAR) ﺍﺯ ﺗﻮﺟﻪ ﺑﻴﺸﺘﺮی ﺑﺮﺧﻮﺭﺩﺍﺭﻧﺪ؛ ﻭﻟﻰ ﺍﺯ ﺁﻧﺠﺎﻳﻰ ﻛﻪ ﮔﺴﺴﺘﻪﺳﺎﺯی ﺑﺮ ﺍﺳﺎﺱ ﭘﺎﻟﺲﻫﺎی ﭘﻴﻮﺳﺘﻪ ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻡ ﻣﻰﺷﻮﺩ، ﺑﻬﻴﻨﻪﺳﺎﺯی ﭘﺎﻟﺲ ﭘﻴﻮﺳﺘﻪ، ﻣﻨﺠﺮ ﺑﻪ ﭘﺎﻟﺲ ﮔﺴﺴﺘﻪ ﺑﻬﺘﺮی ﺧﻮﺍﻫﺪ ﺷﺪ.. ﺑﻪ ﻫﻤﻴﻦ ﻋﻠﺖ ﻭ ﺍﺯ ﻃﺮﻓﻰ ﺑﺪﻟﻴﻞ ﻣﺮﺳﻮﻡ ﺑﻮﺩﻥ ﺑﻜﺎﺭﮔﻴﺮی ﭘﺎﻟﺲﻫﺎی RF ﺑﺎ ﭘﻮﺵ ﭘﻴﻮﺳﺘﻪ ﻣﺴﺘﻄﻴﻠﻰ، ﮔﻮﺳﻰ ﻭ ﻓﺮﻣﻰ ﺩﺭ ،MRI ﺗﻤﺮﻛﺰ ﺍﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻳﻦ ﻣﻘﺎﻟﻪ ﺑﺮ ﺍﻳﮕﻮﻧﻪ ﭘﺎﻟﺲﻫﺎ ﺑﻮﺩﻩ ﺍﺳﺖ. ﺩﺭ ﺍﻳﻦ ﺑﺮﺭﺳﻰ ﻋﻼﻭﻩ ﺑﺮ ﺗﺨﺼﻴﺺ ﻋﺮﺽ ﭘﺎﻟﺲ ﻣﺤﺪﻭﺩ ﺑﻪ ﭘﺎﻟﺲﻫﺎی ﮔﻮﺳﻰ ﻭ ﻓﺮﻣﻰ ﺑﺮ ﺍﺳﺎﺱ ﺗﻘﺮﻳﺐ 60dB، ﺑﻪ ﻣﻘﺪﺍﺭ SAR ﻧﻴﺰ ﺗﻮﺟﻪ ﺷﺪﻩ ﺍﺳﺖ. ﺑﺮﺍی ﺁﻧﻜﻪ ﻣﻌﻴﺎﺭ ﺩﺭﺳﺘﻰ ﺍﺯ ﻗﺎﺑﻠﻴﺖ ﭘﺎﻟﺲﻫﺎ ﻭ ﺍﻣﻜﺎﻥ ﻗﻴﺎﺱ ﺁﻧﻬﺎ ﺣﺎﺻﻞ ﺷﻮﺩ، ﻣﻘﺪﺍﺭ ﺯﺍﻭﻳﻪ ﭼﺮﺧﺶ (ﺯﺍﻭﻳﻪ ﺍﻧﺤﺮﺍﻑ) ﻫﻤﻪ ﺁﻧﻬﺎ ﻳﻜﺴﺎﻥ ﺗﻨﻈﻴﻢ ﺷﺪﻩ ﺍﺳﺖ. ﻧﺘﺎﻳﺞ ﻧﺸﺎﻥ ﻣﻰﺩﻫﺪ ﻛﻪ ﺍﺯ ﻟﺤﺎﻅ ﺍﺛﺮ CEST ﻭ SAR ﺑﺘﺮﺗﻴﺐ ﭘﺎﻟﺲ ﻣﺴﺘﻄﻴﻠﻰ، ﻓﺮﻣﻰ ﻭ ﮔﻮﺳﻰ ﺑﻬﺘﺮﻳﻦ ﻋﻤﻜﺮﺩ ﺭﺍ ﺩﺍﺭﻧﺪ. ﺑﻮﺍﺳﻄﻪ ﻣﺸﻜﻼﺕ ﻣﻮﺟﻮﺩ ﺩﺭ ﺳﺎﺧﺖ ﻭ ﺍﺟﺮﺍی ﭘﺎﻟﺲ ﻣﺴﺘﻄﻴﻠﻰ ﻭ ﻫﻤﭽﻨﻴﻦ ﻣﺤﺪﻭﺩﻳﺖﻫﺎﻳﻰ ﻛﻪ ﺑﻮﺍﺳﻄﻪ ﺍﻟﮕﻮی ﻣﻜﺎﻧﻰ ﺗﺤﺮﻳﮏ ﺳﻴﻨﮏ ﮔﻮﻧﻪ ﻭﺟﻮﺩ ﺩﺍﺭﻧﺪ، ﭘﺎﻟﺲﻫﺎی ﮔﻮﺳﻰ ﻭ ﻓﺮﻣﻰ ﻫﻤﭽﻨﺎﻥ ﻣﻮﺭﺩ ﺗﻮﺟﻪ ﻫﺴﺘﻨﺪ. ﺩﺭ ﭘﺎﻟﺲ ﻣﺴﺘﻄﻴﻠﻰ ﺑﻪ ﺍﺯﺍی ﺩﺍﻣﻨﻪ 7/5 ﻣﻴﻜﺮﻭﺗﺴﻼ، ﭘﺎﻟﺲ ﮔﻮﺳﻰ ﺑﻪ ﺍﺯﺍی ﺍﻧﺤﺮﺍﻑ ﻣﻌﻴﺎﺭ 7/0 ﺛﺎﻧﻴﻪ ﻭ ﭘﺎﻟﺲ ﻓﺮﻣﻰ ﺑﻪ ﺍﺯﺍی ﺿﺮﻳﺐ D ، 3/0 ﺛﺎﻧﻴﻪ ﺑﻬﺘﺮﻳﻦ ﻋﻤﻠﻜﺮﺩ ﺭﺍ ﺩﺍﺭﺍ ﺑﻮﺩﻧﺪ؛ ﺍﻳﻦ ﻧﺘﺎﻳﺞ ﺑﺎ ﻓﺮﻣﻮﻝ ﺗﺠﺮﺑﻰ ﻧﻴﺰ ﺗﻄﺎﺑﻖ ﺩﺍﺷﺖ.}, keywords_fa = {ﺍﻧﺘﻘﺎﻝ ﺍﺷﺒﺎﻉ ﻣﻐﻨﺎﻃﻴﺴﻰ,ﺭﻭﺵﻫﺎی ﻋﺪﺩی,A-spectra,SAR,ﻣﻌﺎﺩﻻﺕ ﺑﻼﺥ- ﻣﮏ ﻛﺎﻧﻞ}, url = {https://www.ijbme.org/article_13558.html}, eprint = {https://www.ijbme.org/article_13558_4c0f8f61a7f23e3c2f9d76db3829e2d3.pdf} }