Diagnostic quality assessment of compressed SENSE accelerated magnetic resonance images in standard neuroimaging protocol: Choosing the right acceleration.
Phys Med
; 88: 158-166, 2021 Aug.
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PURPOSE: To investigate the impact of compressed sensing - sensitivity encoding (CS-SENSE) acceleration factor on the diagnostic quality of magnetic resonance images within standard brain protocol. METHODS: Three routine clinical neuroimaging sequences were chosen for this study due to their long acquisition time: T2-weighted turbo spin echo (TSE), fluid - attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR), and 3D time of flight (TOF). Fully sampled reference scans and multiple prospectively 2x to 5x undersampled CS scans were acquired. Retrospectively, undersampled scans were compared to fully sampled scans and visually assessed for image quality and diagnostic quality by three independent radiologists. RESULTS: Images obtained with CS-SENSE accelerated acquisition were of diagnostically acceptable quality at up to 3x acceleration for T2 TSE (average qualitative score 3.53 on a 4-point scale, with the acquisition time reduction of 64%), up to 2x for FLAIR (average qualitative score 3.27, with the acquisition time reduction of 43%) and 4x acceleration for 3D TOF sequence (average qualitative score 3.13, with the acquisition time reduction of 73%). There were no substantial differences between the readers' diagnostic quality scores (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: CS-SENSE accelerated T2 TSE, FLAIR, and 3D TOF sequences of the brain show image quality similar to that of conventional acquisitions with reduced acquisition time. CS-SENSE can moderately reduce scan time, providing many benefits without losing the image quality.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Imagen por Resonancia Magnética
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Neuroimagen
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Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Phys Med
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BIOFISICA
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BIOLOGIA
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MEDICINA
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2021
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Article
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Italia