Optimizing High-Resolution MR Angiography: The Synergistic Effects of 3D Wheel Sampling and Deep Learning-Based Reconstruction.


Journal

Journal of computer assisted tomography
ISSN: 1532-3145
Titre abrégé: J Comput Assist Tomogr
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7703942

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
12 Feb 2024
Historique:
medline: 13 2 2024
pubmed: 13 2 2024
entrez: 12 2 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

The aim of this study was to assess the utility of the combined use of 3D wheel sampling and deep learning-based reconstruction (DLR) for intracranial high-resolution (HR)-time-of-flight (TOF)-magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) at 3 T. This prospective study enrolled 20 patients who underwent head MRI at 3 T, including TOF-MRA. We used 3D wheel sampling called "fast 3D" and DLR for HR-TOF-MRA (spatial resolution, 0.39 × 0.59 × 0.5 mm3) in addition to conventional MRA (spatial resolution, 0.39 × 0.89 × 1 mm3). We compared contrast and contrast-to-noise ratio between the blood vessels (basilar artery and anterior cerebral artery) and brain parenchyma, full width at half maximum in the P3 segment of the posterior cerebral artery among 3 protocols. Two board-certified radiologists evaluated noise, contrast, sharpness, artifact, and overall image quality of 3 protocols. The contrast and contrast-to-noise ratio of fast 3D-HR-MRA with DLR are comparable or higher than those of conventional MRA and fast 3D-HR-MRA without DLR. The full width at half maximum was significantly lower in fast 3D-MRA with and without DLR than in conventional MRA (P = 0.006, P < 0.001). In qualitative evaluation, fast 3D-MRA with DLR had significantly higher sharpness and overall image quality than conventional MRA and fast 3D-MRA without DLR (sharpness: P = 0.021, P = 0.001; overall image quality: P = 0.029, P < 0.001). The combination of 3D wheel sampling and DLR can improve visualization of arteries in intracranial TOF-MRA.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38346820
doi: 10.1097/RCT.0000000000001590
pii: 00004728-990000000-00288
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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IM

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Auteurs

Goh Sasaki (G)

From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, and.

Hiroyuki Uetani (H)

From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, and.

Takeshi Nakaura (T)

From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, and.

Keiichi Nakahara (K)

Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University.

Kosuke Morita (K)

Central Radiology Section, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto.

Yasunori Nagayama (Y)

From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, and.

Masafumi Kidoh (M)

From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, and.

Koya Iwashita (K)

From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, and.

Naofumi Yoshida (N)

From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, and.

Masamichi Hokamura (M)

From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, and.

Yuichi Yamashita (Y)

MRI Clinical Strategy Group, MRI Sales Department, Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Kanagawa, Japan.

Makoto Nakajima (M)

Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University.

Mitsuharu Ueda (M)

Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University.

Toshinori Hirai (T)

From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, and.

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