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ArticleMagma (New York, N.Y.)2024

Improved reconstruction for highly accelerated propeller diffusion 1.5 T clinical MRI.

Uten Yarach, Itthi Chatnuntawech, Kawin Setsompop, Atita Suwannasak, Salita Angkurawaranon, Chakri Madla, Charuk Hanprasertpong, Prapatsorn Sangpin

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Uten YarachDepartment of Radiologic Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. uten178@yahoo.co.th.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5923-2864
Itthi ChatnuntawechNational Nanotechnology Center, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathum Thani, Thailand.
Kawin SetsompopDepartment of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Atita SuwannasakDepartment of Radiologic Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Salita AngkurawaranonDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Chakri MadlaDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Charuk HanprasertpongDepartment of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Prapatsorn SangpinPhilips (Thailand) Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand.
Chiang Mai University · THNational Science and Technology Development Agency · THStanford University · US

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Abstract

purposePropeller fast-spin-echo diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (FSE-dMRI) is essential for the diagnosis of Cholesteatoma. However, at clinical 1.5 T MRI, its signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) remains relatively low. To gain sufficient SNR, signal averaging (number of excitations, NEX) is usually used with the cost of prolonged scan time. In this work, we leveraged the benefits of Locally Low Rank (LLR) constrained reconstruction to enhance the SNR. Furthermore, we enhanced both the speed and SNR by employing Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) for the accelerated PROPELLER FSE-dMRI on a 1.5 T clinical scanner.

methodsResidual U-Net (RU-Net) was found to be efficient for propeller FSE-dMRI data. It was trained to predict 2-NEX images obtained by Locally Low Rank (LLR) constrained reconstruction and used 1-NEX images obtained via simplified reconstruction as the inputs. The brain scans from healthy volunteers and patients with cholesteatoma were performed for model training and testing. The performance of trained networks was evaluated with normalized root-mean-square-error (NRMSE), structural similarity index measure (SSIM), and peak SNR (PSNR).

resultsFor 4 × under-sampled with 7 blades data, online reconstruction appears to provide suboptimal images-some small details are missing due to high noise interferences. Offline LLR enables suppression of noises and discovering some small structures. RU-Net demonstrated further improvement compared to LLR by increasing 18.87% of PSNR, 2.11% of SSIM, and reducing 53.84% of NRMSE. Moreover, RU-Net is about 1500 × faster than LLR (0.03 vs. 47.59 s/slice).

conclusionThe LLR remarkably enhances the SNR compared to online reconstruction. Moreover, RU-Net improves propeller FSE-dMRI as reflected in PSNR, SSIM, and NRMSE. It requires only 1-NEX data, which allows a 2 × scan time reduction. In addition, its speed is approximately 1500 times faster than that of LLR-constrained reconstruction.

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CholesteatomaDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeural Networks, ComputerSignal-To-Noise RatioCholesteatomaDiffusion MRILocally Low RankNon-EPIResidual U-Net

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PMID38386154
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