Your browser doesn't support javascript.
loading
Deep-Learning-Based Contrast Synthesis From MRF Parameter Maps in the Knee Joint.
Nykänen, Olli; Nevalainen, Mika; Casula, Victor; Isosalo, Antti; Inkinen, Satu I; Nikki, Marko; Lattanzi, Riccardo; Cloos, Martijn A; Nissi, Mikko J; Nieminen, Miika T.
Afiliación
  • Nykänen O; Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Science and Forestry, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
  • Nevalainen M; Research Unit of Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
  • Casula V; Research Unit of Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
  • Isosalo A; Medical Research Center, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland.
  • Inkinen SI; Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland.
  • Nikki M; Research Unit of Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
  • Lattanzi R; Medical Research Center, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland.
  • Cloos MA; Research Unit of Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
  • Nissi MJ; Research Unit of Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
  • Nieminen MT; Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
J Magn Reson Imaging ; 58(2): 559-568, 2023 08.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36562500
BACKGROUND: Magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF) is a method to speed up acquisition of quantitative MRI data. However, MRF does not usually produce contrast-weighted images that are required by radiologists, limiting reachable total scan time improvement. Contrast synthesis from MRF could significantly decrease the imaging time. PURPOSE: To improve clinical utility of MRF by synthesizing contrast-weighted MR images from the quantitative data provided by MRF, using U-nets that were trained for the synthesis task utilizing L1- and perceptual loss functions, and their combinations. STUDY TYPE: Retrospective. POPULATION: Knee joint MRI data from 184 subjects from Northern Finland 1986 Birth Cohort (ages 33-35, gender distribution not available). FIELD STRENGTH AND SEQUENCE: A 3 T, multislice-MRF, proton density (PD)-weighted 3D-SPACE (sampling perfection with application optimized contrasts using different flip angle evolution), fat-saturated T2-weighted 3D-space, water-excited double echo steady state (DESS). ASSESSMENT: Data were divided into training, validation, test, and radiologist's assessment sets in the following way: 136 subjects to training, 3 for validation, 3 for testing, and 42 for radiologist's assessment. The synthetic and target images were evaluated using 5-point Likert scale by two musculoskeletal radiologists blinded and with quantitative error metrics. STATISTICAL TESTS: Friedman's test accompanied with post hoc Wilcoxon signed-rank test and intraclass correlation coefficient. The statistical cutoff P <0.05 adjusted by Bonferroni correction as necessary was utilized. RESULTS: The networks trained in the study could synthesize conventional images with high image quality (Likert scores 3-4 on a 5-point scale). Qualitatively, the best synthetic images were produced with combination of L1- and perceptual loss functions and perceptual loss alone, while L1-loss alone led to significantly poorer image quality (Likert scores below 3). The interreader and intrareader agreement were high (0.80 and 0.92, respectively) and significant. However, quantitative image quality metrics indicated best performance for the pure L1-loss. DATA CONCLUSION: Synthesizing high-quality contrast-weighted images from MRF data using deep learning is feasible. However, more studies are needed to validate the diagnostic accuracy of these synthetic images. EVIDENCE LEVEL: 4. TECHNICAL EFFICACY: Stage 1.
Asunto(s)
Palabras clave

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Aprendizaje Profundo Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: J Magn Reson Imaging Asunto de la revista: DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Finlandia Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Aprendizaje Profundo Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: J Magn Reson Imaging Asunto de la revista: DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Finlandia Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos