arXiv:2603.13007eess.IVcs.CV2026-03

用大规模预训练+小数据微调,实现脑卒中MRI快速成像

Accelerating Stroke MRI with Diffusion Probabilistic Models through Large-Scale Pre-training and Target-Specific Fine-Tuning

  • 先在大量脑部MRI数据上预训练扩散模型,再针对目标数据微调
  • 仅用20例目标数据微调,效果媲美大量专有数据训练的模型
  • 临床盲评显示,加速2倍后图像质量与标准方案相当

目的:开发一种数据高效的扩散概率生成模型(DPM)加速MRI重建策略,适用于仅有限全采样数据的临床脑卒中MRI快速扫描。方法:受基础模型范式启发,首先在fastMRI公开脑部MRI数据集(约4000名受试者,非FLAIR对比)上预训练DPM,再在目标应用的小规模数据集(仅20例FLAIR数据)上进行精细学习率与微调时长控制的微调。该方法在fastMRI可控实验和临床脑卒中MRI数据上评估,并进行了由两名神经放射科医生参与的盲法临床读片。结果:在仅20例目标数据微调下,性能达到与使用大量目标域FLAIR数据训练的模型相当水平,覆盖多种加速因子。实验表明,适度微调且降低学习率可提升性能,微调不足或过度均导致重建质量下降。应用于临床脑卒中MRI时,对2倍加速数据重建的图像,盲法读片显示其图像质量与结构辨识度与标准诊疗方案无显著差异。结论:大规模预训练结合目标微调,使基于扩散模型的MRI重建在数据受限的加速临床脑卒中影像中成为可能。该方法大幅减少对专用大样本数据集的需求,同时保持临床可接受的图像质量,支持以基础模型思想驱动的扩散模型在特定场景加速MRI中的应用。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Purpose: To develop a data-efficient strategy for accelerated MRI reconstruction with Diffusion Probabilistic Generative Models (DPMs) that enables faster scan times in clinical stroke MRI when only limited fully-sampled data samples are available. Methods: Our simple training strategy, inspired by the foundation model paradigm, first trains a DPM on a large, diverse collection of publicly available brain MRI data in fastMRI and then fine-tunes on a small dataset from the target application using carefully selected learning rates and fine-tuning durations. The approach is evaluated on controlled fastMRI experiments and on clinical stroke MRI data with a blinded clinical reader study. Results: DPMs pre-trained on approximately 4000 subjects with non-FLAIR contrasts and fine-tuned on FLAIR data from only 20 target subjects achieve reconstruction performance comparable to models trained with substantially more target-domain FLAIR data across multiple acceleration factors. Experiments reveal that moderate fine-tuning with a reduced learning rate yields improved performance, while insufficient or excessive fine-tuning degrades reconstruction quality. When applied to clinical stroke MRI, a blinded reader study involving two neuroradiologists indicates that images reconstructed using the proposed approach from $2 \times$ accelerated data are non-inferior to standard-of-care in terms of image quality and structural delineation. Conclusion: Large-scale pre-training combined with targeted fine-tuning enables DPM-based MRI reconstruction in data-constrained, accelerated clinical stroke MRI. The proposed approach substantially reduces the need for large application-specific datasets while maintaining clinically acceptable image quality, supporting the use of foundation-inspired diffusion models for accelerated MRI in targeted applications.

MRI加速扩散模型脑卒中小样本

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