Parameter Optimization and Accuracy Validation of Fatty Acid Quantification at 5.0 T MRI

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  • 1. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; 2. Paul C. Lauterbur Research Center For Biomedical Imaging, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China; 3. Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; 4. State Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging Science and System, Shenzhen 518055, China

Received date: 2026-05-12

  Revised date: 2026-07-10

  Accepted date: 2026-07-27

  Online published: 2026-07-27

Abstract

This study evaluated the accuracy of fatty acid composition (FAC) quantification at 5.0 T ultra-high-field MRI by systematically assessing the effects of imaging dimensionality, readout polarity, and echo-time combination, and establishing a protocol for human adipose tissue. Multi-echo gradient-echo imaging was performed in oil phantoms and in vivo. The number of double bonds (ndb) and methylene-interrupted double bonds (nmidb) were stably estimated using a multi-peak fat prior-constrained model, with magnetic resonance spectroscopy as reference. Three-dimensional imaging yielded estimates closer to NMR values, while monopolar and bipolar readouts showed no significant differences. An echo-time combination of TE1<1.9 ms and ΔTE=0.6~1.0 ms significantly improved fitting accuracy. In human abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue, ndb and nmidb were 2.817±0.067 and 0.858±0.087, respectively, demonstrating good consistency and stability. These results provide a technical basis for accurate FAC quantification at 5.0 T MRI and its application in metabolic disease research.

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. Parameter Optimization and Accuracy Validation of Fatty Acid Quantification at 5.0 T MRI[J]. Chinese Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 0 : 0 . DOI: 10.11938/cjmr2026-3218

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