arXiv:2507.16962eess.IVcs.CV2025-07综述被引 4

综述MRI图像标准化方法,解决不同设备带来的数据差异问题。

Harmonization in Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Survey of Acquisition, Image-level, and Feature-level Methods

  • 按采集、图像、特征层级分类处理扫描差异
  • 现有方法可消除设备偏差但需验证生物信息保留
  • 适合医学影像研究者和算法开发者参考

磁共振成像(MRI)在神经科学研究和临床诊断中已取得显著进展。然而,不同扫描仪、采集协议或成像中心获取的数据常存在显著异质性,称为批次效应或站点效应。这些非生物因素的变异会掩盖真实生物信号,降低可重复性和统计效力,并严重损害基于学习模型在跨数据集上的泛化能力。图像标准化建立于核心假设:可在保留有意义生物学信息的前提下消除或缓解站点相关偏差,从而提升数据可比性与一致性。本文系统综述了该领域的关键概念、方法进展、公开数据集及评估指标,全面覆盖成像全流程,将标准化方法分为前瞻性采集与重建、回顾性图像级与特征级方法,以及基于旅行受试者的技术。通过整合现有方法与证据,重审图像标准化的核心假设,表明尽管当前技术可实现站点不变性,但仍需进一步验证生物信息的完整性。为此,本文总结了现存挑战,并指出未来研究方向,包括建立标准化验证基准、改进评估策略,以及加强各环节方法的集成。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has greatly advanced neuroscience research and clinical diagnostics. However, imaging data collected across different scanners, acquisition protocols, or imaging sites often exhibit substantial heterogeneity, known as batch effects or site effects. These non-biological sources of variability can obscure true biological signals, reduce reproducibility and statistical power, and severely impair the generalizability of learning-based models across datasets. Image harmonization is grounded in the central hypothesis that site-related biases can be eliminated or mitigated while preserving meaningful biological information, thereby improving data comparability and consistency. This review provides a comprehensive overview of key concepts, methodological advances, publicly available datasets, and evaluation metrics in the field of MRI harmonization. We systematically cover the full imaging pipeline and categorize harmonization approaches into prospective acquisition and reconstruction, retrospective image-level and feature-level methods, and traveling-subject-based techniques. By synthesizing existing methods and evidence, we revisit the central hypothesis of image harmonization and show that, although site invariance can be achieved with current techniques, further evaluation is required to verify the preservation of biological information. To this end, we summarize the remaining challenges and highlight key directions for future research, including the need for standardized validation benchmarks, improved evaluation strategies, and tighter integration of harmonization methods across the imaging pipeline.

MRI图像标准化医学影像数据融合

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