Neural network enhanced 3D turbo spin echo for MR intracranial vessel wall imaging.

Journal: Magnetic resonance imaging
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Abstract

PURPOSE: To improve the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and image sharpness for whole brain isotropic 0.5 mm three-dimensional (3D) T weighted (Tw) turbo spin echo (TSE) intracranial vessel wall imaging (IVWI) at 3 T.

Authors

  • Zechen Zhou
    Philips Research North America, Cambridge, MA 02141, United States. Electronic address: ze.chen.zhou@philips.com.
  • Shuo Chen
    Department of Thoracic Surgery Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital Affiliated Capital Medical University Beijing China.
  • Niranjan Balu
    Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, United States.
  • Baocheng Chu
    Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, United States.
  • Xihai Zhao
    Center for Biomedical Imaging Research, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
  • Jie Sun
    College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, People's Republic of China.
  • Mahmud Mossa-Basha
    Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA.
  • Thomas Hatsukami
    Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, United States.
  • Peter Börnert
    Philips Research Hamburg, Hamburg 22335, Germany.
  • Chun Yuan
    Center for Biomedical Imaging Research, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China; Vascular Imaging Laboratory, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.