Enhancing SNR in CEST imaging: A deep learning approach with a denoising convolutional autoencoder.

Journal: Magnetic resonance in medicine
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Abstract

PURPOSE: To develop a SNR enhancement method for CEST imaging using a denoising convolutional autoencoder (DCAE) and compare its performance with state-of-the-art denoising methods.

Authors

  • Yashwant Kurmi
    Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
  • Malvika Viswanathan
    Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
  • Zhongliang Zu
    Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.