Artificial neural networks for stiffness estimation in magnetic resonance elastography.

Journal: Magnetic resonance in medicine
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Abstract

PURPOSE: To investigate the feasibility of using artificial neural networks to estimate stiffness from MR elastography (MRE) data.

Authors

  • Matthew C Murphy
    Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Electronic address: murphymc@pitt.edu.
  • Armando Manduca
    Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
  • Joshua D Trzasko
    Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
  • Kevin J Glaser
    Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
  • John Huston
    Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
  • Richard L Ehman
    Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.