Table 3.
Literature summary of studies evaluating MRI-based tumour motion
| Reference | Scanner | Protocol | Acquisition plane | Breathing manoeuvre | Physiology assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biederer et al38 | 1.5T (Siemens) | 3D GRE | Coronal | Phantom study | Porcine heart and lung collocated into a chest phantom |
| Cai et al39 | 1.5T (Siemens) | TrueFISP | Sagittal | Quiet breathing | Tumour and lung motion |
| Cai et al40 | 1.5T (Siemens) | TrueFISP | Sagittal | Normal breathing cycle—300-s continuous scan | Tumour and healthy lung |
| Koch et al41 | 1.5T (GE) | FSE fGRE |
Sagittal coronal and axial | NA | Phantom |
| Liu et al42 | 1.5T (GE) | fGRE—modified | Axial, sagittal and coronal | Free breathing | Pulmonary vessels |
| Plathow et al43 | 1.5T (Siemens) | TrueFISP | Lung motion—coronal; tumour motion—sagittal, coronal | Quiet tidal breathing followed by maximum inspiration and expiration | Tumour volume, lung volume |
| Plathow et al44 | 1.5T (Siemens) | TrueFISP | Lung motion—coronal; tumour motion—sagittal, coronal and axial |
Quiet tidal breathing followed by maximum inspiration and expiration | Lung and tumour volume |
| Blackall et al45 | 1.5T (Phillips) | SSFP | Coronal | Breath-hold 15 s at tidal inhalation and exhalation | Lung and tumour motion |
| FFE | Free breathing | ||||
| Koch et al46 | 1.5T (GE) | fGRE—modified | Axial, sagittal and coronal |
Free breathing | Pulmonary vessels |
3D, three-dimensional; FFE, fast field echo; fGRE, fast gradient echo; FSE, fast spin echo; GRE, gradient echo; NA, not applicable; SSFP, steady-state free precession; TrueFISP, true fast imaging with steady-state precession.
GE; Milwaukee, WI; Phillips, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Siemens, Erlangen, Germany.