Deep learning how to fit an intravoxel incoherent motion model to diffusion-weighted MRI.

Journal: Magnetic resonance in medicine
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Abstract

PURPOSE: This prospective clinical study assesses the feasibility of training a deep neural network (DNN) for intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) model fitting to diffusion-weighted MRI (DW-MRI) data and evaluates its performance.

Authors

  • Sebastiano Barbieri
    Centre for Big Data Research in Health, UNSW, Sydney, Australia.
  • Oliver J Gurney-Champion
    Joint Department of Physics, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom.
  • Remy Klaassen
    Cancer Center Amsterdam, Department of Medical Oncology and LEXOR (Laboratory for Experimental Oncology and Radiobiology), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Harriet C Thoeny
    Department of Radiology, HFR Fribourg-Hôpital Cantonal, Fribourg, Switzerland.