Tools

Graz TGV QSM Algorithm (Alpine QSM)

See QSM page

if you use this tool for your research please cite:
Langkammer, C; Bredies, K; Poser, BA; Barth, M; Reishofer, G; Fan, AP; Bilgic, B; Fazekas, F; Mainero; C; Ropele, S
Fast Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping using 3D EPI and Total Generalized Variation.
Neuroimage. 2015 May 1;111:622-30. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.02.041. PubMed ( PDF)

Relaxometry toolbox: voxelwise fast T1,T2,T2* fitting

Acccelerated R2*, T2, or T1 mapping using a CUDA capable graphic card (a CPU version is provided as well).

by Christian Tinauer

if you use this tool for your research please cite:
Tinauer C., Petrovic A., Ropele S., Pirpamer L.; "MRI-fitting: Fast estimation of relaxometry times using CUDA"; Presentation number: 531, Abstract ID: 687;
ESMRMB 2016, 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Vienna, AT, September 29 – October 1: ePoster / Paper Poster / Clinical Review Poster / Software Exhibits. Magn Reson Mater Phy 29, 401–475 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10334-016-0571-2

R2* mapping toolbox with background-field correction

by Martin Soellradl

if you use this tool for your research please cite:
Soellradl M, Lesch A, Strasser J, et al. Assessment and correction of macroscopic field variations in 2D spoiled gradient-echo sequences. Magn Reson Med. 2019;00:1–14. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.28139

If you find the provided scripts for z-shimming useful for your work, please cite:
Soellradl M, Strasser J, Lesch A, Stollberger R, Ropele S, Langkammer C. Adaptive slice-specific z-shimming for 2D spoiled gradient-echo sequences. Magn Reson Med. 2020;00:1–13. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.28468

Please also cite the numerical Bloch solver used for slice profile estimation:
Aigner CS, Clason C, Rund A, Stollberger R. Efficient high-resolution RF pulse design applied to simultaneous multi-slice excitation. J Magn Reson. 2016;263:33–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmr.2015.11.013

QCFlex: A flexible quality control tool for large MRI cohorts

by Stefan Eggenreich

if you use this tool for your research please cite:
Eggenreich S.,Ropele S, Pirpamer L; “QCFlex: A flexible quality control tool for large MRI cohorts”, ESMRMB 38th Annual Scientific Meeting, 7-9 October 2021
freely available for download (qcflex.neuroimaging.at)