Recent Publication: Improved B0 and B1 Mapping in CEST MRI
MBCIU PhD candidate Mara Quach has recently published a paper titled Rapid and simplified post-processing for simultaneous B0 and B1 mapping in the application of CEST in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Co-authors include MBCIU team members Myrte Strik, Rebecca Glarin, Brad Moffat, and Leigh Johnston, as well as David Wright from Monash University.
Inhomogeneity in B0 and B1 must be corrected to perform accurate CEST imaging. However, this requires time-consuming post-processing in order to generate B0 and B1 maps, which limits the feasibility of clinical implementation. This publication introduces a novel method, RAbi DIstance SearcH (RADISH), which improves both the accuracy and the speed when generating these maps across the whole brain. The RADISH method processes the data in under 7 seconds—compared to over 20 minutes with previous approaches—while also reducing mapping error.
Read the full article here.
Quach M, Strik M, Glarin R, Moffat BA, Wright DK, Johnston LA. Rapid and simplified post-processing for simultaneous B0 and B1 mapping in the application of CEST. Magn Reson Med. 2025; 1-13. doi: 10.1002/mrm.70001