The integrated information acquisition module achieves real-time acquisition of different processing information in different processing areas by linking different information acquisition devices.
Magnetic susceptibility artifacts may be limited by using parallel imaging techniques such as sensitivity encoding, integrated parallel acquisition, generalized autocalibrating partially parallel acquisition, and array spatial sensitivity encoding [ 42].
In brief, IPAT (integrated parallel acquisition techniques) and a GRAPPA (generalized autocalibrating partially parallel acquisitions) reconstruction algorithm were used with acceleration factors between 2 and 3. Various combinations of head and neck coils, spine array coils and various body coils were employed (Siemens Medical Solutions, Erlangen, Germany).
An integrated data acquisition and instrument control system was developed, based on PC architecture and soft-real-time application.
The complete system incorporates fully integrated control, acquisition and processing software, which makes it convenient for on-site use.
Most researches described above focus on the analysis of data, which depends on integrated information acquisition.
The integrated information acquisition module can connect different types of sensing devices according to needs and can conveniently collect various types of information in different links.
Since both systems were equipped with multiple receiver channels and multi-element surface coils, use of parallel imaging techniques (integrated parallel acquisition techniques, iPAT, Siemens Medical Solutions, Erlangen, Germany) was possible with both scanner types.
Using transgenic animals expressing fluorescently-tagged proteins, we first developed a high-quality, high-throughput work-flow utilizing an automated fluorescence microscopy platform with integrated image acquisition and data analysis modules to qualitatively assess different biological processes including, growth, tissue development, cell viability and autophagy.
Functional images were acquired with an EPI sequence including an integrated Parallel Acquisition Technique (105 time points per time series; TR = 3 s; TE = 37 ms; 128 × 128 matrix; 1.4 × 1.4 mm in-plane voxel size; 20 slices approximately perpendicular to the calcarine sulcus covering the entire occipital and occipitotemporal cortex with slice thickness 2 mm and inter-slice gap 0.4 mm).
