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ArticleMagnetic resonance in medical sciences : MRMS : an official journal of Japan Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine2025

Thin-slice 2D MR Imaging of the Shoulder Joint Using Denoising Deep Learning Reconstruction Provides Higher Image Quality Than 3D MR Imaging.

Takahide Kakigi, Ryo Sakamoto, Ryuzo Arai, Akira Yamamoto, Shinichi Kuriyama, Yuichiro Sano, Rimika Imai, Hitomi Numamoto, Kanae Kawai Miyake, Tsuneo Saga and 2 more

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Takahide KakigiDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.
Ryo SakamotoDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.
Ryuzo AraiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto Katsura Hospital, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.
Akira YamamotoDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.
Shinichi KuriyamaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.
Yuichiro SanoMRI Systems Division, Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, Tochigi, Japan.
Rimika ImaiMRI Systems Division, Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, Tochigi, Japan.
Hitomi NumamotoDivision of Clinical Radiology Service, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.
Kanae Kawai MiyakeDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.
Tsuneo SagaDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.
Shuichi MatsudaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.
Yuji NakamotoDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.

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purposeThis study was conducted to evaluate whether thin-slice 2D fat-saturated proton density-weighted images of the shoulder joint in three imaging planes combined with parallel imaging, partial Fourier technique, and denoising approach with deep learning-based reconstruction (dDLR) are more useful than 3D fat-saturated proton density multi-planar voxel images.

methodsEighteen patients who underwent MRI of the shoulder joint at 3T were enrolled. The denoising effect of dDLR in 2D was evaluated using coefficient of variation (CV). Qualitative evaluation of anatomical structures, noise, and artifacts in 2D after dDLR and 3D was performed by two radiologists using a five-point Likert scale. All were analyzed statistically. Gwet's agreement coefficients were also calculated.

resultsThe CV of 2D after dDLR was significantly lower than that before dDLR (P < 0.05). Both radiologists rated 2D higher than 3D for all anatomical structures and noise (P < 0.05), except for artifacts. Both Gwet's agreement coefficients of anatomical structures, noise, and artifacts in 2D and 3D produced nearly perfect agreement between the two radiologists. The evaluation of 2D tended to be more reproducible than 3D.

conclusion2D with parallel imaging, partial Fourier technique, and dDLR was proved to be superior to 3D for depicting shoulder joint structures with lower noise.

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Deep LearningImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalMagnetic Resonance ImagingShoulder JointAdultAgedArtifactsFemaleHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedReproducibility of ResultsSignal-To-Noise Ratiodeep learningmagnetic resonance imagingshoulderthin-slicetwo-dimensional

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