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ArticleMedical image analysis2020

Synthesized 7T MRI from 3T MRI via deep learning in spatial and wavelet domains.

Liangqiong Qu, Yongqin Zhang, Shuai Wang, Pew-Thian Yap, Dinggang Shen

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Article in Medical image analysis, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 83 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Liangqiong QuDepartment of Radiology and BRIC, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. Electronic address: liangqiqu2-c@my.cityu.edu.hk.
Yongqin ZhangSchool of Information Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China.
Shuai WangDepartment of Radiology and BRIC, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Pew-Thian YapDepartment of Radiology and BRIC, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. Electronic address: ptyap@med.unc.edu.
Dinggang ShenDepartment of Radiology and BRIC, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Department of Brain and Cognitive Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136713, South Korea. Electronic address: dgshen@med.unc.edu.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USNorthwest University · CN

Funding

Development of Robust Brain Measurement Tools Informed by Ultrahigh Field 7T MRIR01EB006733 · NIBIB · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI YAP, PEW-THIAN · 2008 to 2020
$4.5M
NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB006733
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ultra-high field 7T MRI scanners, while producing images with exceptional anatomical details, are cost prohibitive and hence highly inaccessible. In this paper, we introduce a novel deep learning network that fuses complementary information from spatial and wavelet domains to synthesize 7T T1-weighted images from their 3T counterparts. Our deep learning network leverages wavelet transformation to facilitate effective multi-scale reconstruction, taking into account both low-frequency tissue contrast and high-frequency anatomical details. Our network utilizes a novel wavelet-based affine transformation (WAT) layer, which modulates feature maps from the spatial domain with information from the wavelet domain. Extensive experimental results demonstrate the capability of the proposed method in synthesizing high-quality 7T images with better tissue contrast and greater details, outperforming state-of-the-art methods.

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Deep LearningMagnetic Resonance ImagingHumansImage synthesisMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI)Spatial and wavelet domains

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PMID32120269
PMCPMC7237331
OpenAlexW3006755272

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