arXiv:2501.08780cs.LG2025-01被引 1

用深度学习提升4D血流MRI的时间分辨率,不增加扫描时间。

Deep learning for temporal super-resolution 4D Flow MRI

  • 设计残差网络,专用于4D血流MRI的时间超分辨率重建。
  • 在模拟数据上平均误差仅1.0 cm/s,优于线性与sinc插值。
  • 可从低帧率真实数据中恢复高帧率血流动态,适合临床研究。

4D Flow磁共振成像是一种非侵入性技术,用于体积分辨率、时间分辨的血流量化。但采集时间、图像噪声与分辨率之间存在明显权衡,限制了其临床应用。尤其在血流剧烈变化区域,粗略的时间分辨率难以准确捕捉生理相关的流变特征。为克服这一问题,基于深度学习的后处理方法展现出提升分辨率的潜力,如空间超分辨率网络。然而,时间超分辨率仍基本未被探索。本研究旨在实现并评估一种用于4D Flow MRI时间超分辨率的残差网络。在现有空间网络4DFlowNet基础上,调整输入维度并优化内部结构以适配时间上采样。训练与测试使用来自患者特异性体外模型生成的合成数据及真实在体数据集。结果表明,输入速度有效降噪并完成时间上采样,未见体外数据集平均绝对误差(MAE)达1.0 cm/s,优于确定性方法(线性插值MAE=2.3 cm/s,sinc插值MAE=2.6 cm/s)。此外,该网络能从未见过的低帧率在体数据中合成高帧率时间信息,峰值流速帧间相关性显著。结果表明,数据驱动神经网络可用于4D Flow MRI时间超分辨率,实现高帧率血流量化,且无需超出临床可接受的扫描时间。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

4D Flow Magnetic Resonance Imaging (4D Flow MRI) is a non-invasive technique for volumetric, time-resolved blood flow quantification. However, apparent trade-offs between acquisition time, image noise, and resolution limit clinical applicability. In particular, in regions of highly transient flow, coarse temporal resolution can hinder accurate capture of physiologically relevant flow variations. To overcome these issues, post-processing techniques using deep learning have shown promising results to enhance resolution post-scan using so-called super-resolution networks. However, while super-resolution has been focusing on spatial upsampling, temporal super-resolution remains largely unexplored. The aim of this study was therefore to implement and evaluate a residual network for temporal super-resolution 4D Flow MRI. To achieve this, an existing spatial network (4DFlowNet) was re-designed for temporal upsampling, adapting input dimensions, and optimizing internal layer structures. Training and testing were performed using synthetic 4D Flow MRI data originating from patient-specific in-silico models, as well as using in-vivo datasets. Overall, excellent performance was achieved with input velocities effectively denoised and temporally upsampled, with a mean absolute error (MAE) of 1.0 cm/s in an unseen in-silico setting, outperforming deterministic alternatives (linear interpolation MAE = 2.3 cm/s, sinc interpolation MAE = 2.6 cm/s). Further, the network synthesized high-resolution temporal information from unseen low-resolution in-vivo data, with strong correlation observed at peak flow frames. As such, our results highlight the potential of utilizing data-driven neural networks for temporal super-resolution 4D Flow MRI, enabling high-frame-rate flow quantification without extending acquisition times beyond clinically acceptable limits.

4D Flow MRI时间超分辨率深度学习血流量化

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