用深度学习快速校正扩散MRI的涡流畸变,速度远超传统方法。
Eddeep: a deep-learning framework for fast eddy-current distortion correction in diffusion MRI

- 分两阶段:先统一对比度,再无监督估计畸变与运动参数
- 在英国生物银行和Memodyn数据集上效果接近FSL Eddy,但推理快得多
- 适合大规模队列研究和临床应用,无需迭代优化
扩散MRI(dMRI)依赖扩散加权回波平面成像,极易受涡流引起的几何畸变影响。畸变随梯度强度和方向变化,导致不同扩散体积间错位,可能误导下游微结构分析。现有先进方法如FSL Eddy虽能高质量校正,但计算成本高。我们提出Eddeep,一种用于dMRI中快速涡流畸变校正的深度学习框架。该方法分为两个阶段:首先,监督图像转换网络标准化扩散加权与b=0图像的外观,消除对比度差异以促进可靠配准;其次,无监督配准网络在物理约束的二次畸变模型下,联合估计涡流畸变与体积间头动参数,实现单次前向传播即可完成校正。模型在英国生物银行数据上训练,并在同域(UK Biobank)和异域(Memodyn)数据集上评估。在多种互补指标(包括体积间抖动、扩散峰度成像残差、信号不规则性、互信息)上,Eddeep的表现与FSL Eddy相当,但显著降低推理时间。结果表明,深度学习可实现精确且高效的涡流畸变校正,无需依赖迭代优化,支持大规模研究与临床部署的快速处理流程。代码已开源:https://github.com/CIG-UCL/eddeep。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Diffusion MRI (dMRI) relies on diffusion-weighted echo-planar imaging, which is highly susceptible to eddy-current-induced geometric distortions. These distortions vary across diffusion volumes according to gradient strength and direction, causing between-volume misalignment that can bias downstream microstructural analyses. Current state-of-the-art correction methods, such as FSL Eddy, achieve high-quality correction through iterative prediction-correction schemes but are computationally expensive. We propose Eddeep, a deep-learning framework for fast eddy-current distortion correction in dMRI. Eddeep decomposes the problem into two stages. First, a supervised image translation network standardises the appearance of diffusion-weighted and b=0 images, removing contrast differences that hinder reliable registration. Second, an unsupervised registration network estimates both eddy-current distortion and between-volume head motion parameters under a physics-constrained quadratic distortion model, enabling correction in a single forward pass. The method was trained on UK Biobank data and evaluated on both in-domain (UK Biobank) and out-of-domain (Memodyn) datasets. Across a range of complementary metrics, including between-volume jitter, diffusion kurtosis imaging residuals, signal irregularity, and mutual information, Eddeep achieved correction quality comparable to that of FSL Eddy while substantially reducing inference time. These results demonstrate that deep learning can provide accurate and efficient eddy-current distortion correction without relying on iterative optimisation, supporting the development of faster diffusion MRI processing pipelines for large-scale studies and clinical deployment. The code is available at: https://github.com/CIG-UCL/eddeep.
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