用隐式神经表示提升快速MRI重建质量,关键在优化线圈敏感度图估计。
Implicit Neural Representation-Based MRI Reconstruction Method with Sensitivity Map Constraints
- 在隐式神经表征中加入线圈敏感度图平滑正则化,联合优化图像与敏感度图。
- 在4倍加速下仍保持低伪影,结构保留效果优于现有方法。
- 特别适合高加速率、自动校准信号不稳定的临床扫描场景。
磁共振成像(MRI)虽广泛用于临床诊断,但受限于较长的采集时间。快速重建成为研究热点。近年来,隐式神经表征(INR)作为扫描特异性方法,在无需全采样图像训练的情况下表现出色。然而,高加速重建的关键在于准确估计线圈敏感度图。现有大部分INR方法仅对生成图像施加正则化,忽略敏感度图特性。为此,本文提出联合敏感度图与图像估计网络INR-CRISTAL,引入额外的敏感度图正则化以利用其平滑性。实验表明,INR-CRISTAL能更准确地估计敏感度图,减少伪影,并在去伪影和结构保留方面表现更优。此外,相比现有方法,其在自动校准信号及加速率变化下具有更强鲁棒性。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a widely utilized diagnostic tool in clinical settings, but its application is limited by the relatively long acquisition time. As a result, fast MRI reconstruction has become a significant area of research. In recent years, Implicit Neural Representation (INR), as a scan-specific method, has demonstrated outstanding performance in fast MRI reconstruction without fully-sampled images for training. High acceleration reconstruction poses a challenging problem, and a key component in achieving high-quality reconstruction with much few data is the accurate estimation of coil sensitivity maps. However, most INR-based methods apply regularization constraints solely to the generated images, while overlooking the characteristics of the coil sensitivity maps. To handle this, this work proposes a joint coil sensitivity map and image estimation network, termed INR-CRISTAL. The proposed INR-CRISTAL introduces an extra sensitivity map regularization in the INR networks to make use of the smooth characteristics of the sensitivity maps. Experimental results show that INR-CRISTAL provides more accurate coil sensitivity estimates with fewer artifacts, and delivers superior reconstruction performance in terms of artifact removal and structure preservation. Moreover, INR-CRISTAL demonstrates stronger robustness to automatic calibration signals and the acceleration rate compared to existing methods.
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