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ArticleNMR in biomedicine2025

An Optimized Framework of QSM Mask Generation Using Deep Learning: QSMmask-Net.

Gawon Lee, Woojin Jung, Ken E Sakaie, Se-Hong Oh

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Gawon LeeDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Yongin, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9955-1974
Woojin JungAIRS Medical, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Ken E SakaieDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Diagnostics Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Se-Hong OhDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Yongin, Republic of Korea.

Funding

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Research FundNational Research Foundation of Korea RS-2023-NR076864
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Abstract

Quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) provides the spatial distribution of magnetic susceptibility within tissues through sequential steps: phase unwrapping and echo combination, mask generation, background field removal, and dipole inversion. Accurate mask generation is crucial, as masks excluding regions outside the brain and without holes are necessary to minimize errors and streaking artifacts during QSM reconstruction. Variations in susceptibility values can arise from different mask generation methods, highlighting the importance of optimizing mask creation. In this study, we propose QSMmask-net, a deep neural network-based method for generating precise QSM masks. QSMmask-net achieved the highest Dice score compared to other mask generation methods. Mean susceptibility values using QSMmask-net masks showed the lowest differences from manual masks (ground truth) in simulations and healthy controls (no significant difference, p > 0.05). Linear regression analysis confirmed a strong correlation with manual masks for hemorrhagic lesions (slope = 0.9814 ± 0.007, intercept = 0.0031 ± 0.001, R

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Deep LearningImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingAdultAlgorithmsBrainFemaleHumansMaleNeural Networks, Computerbrain mask for QSMbrain QSMdeep learning–based QSM processingdeep neural networksmagnetic susceptibility mappingMRIQSMsegmentation

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PMID40331503
PMCPMC12056887

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