Shortening Acquisition Time and Improving Image Quality for Pelvic MRI Using Deep Learning Reconstruction for Diffusion-Weighted Imaging at 1.5 T.

Journal: Academic radiology
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Abstract

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: To determine the impact on acquisition time reduction and image quality of a deep learning (DL) reconstruction for accelerated diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) of the pelvis at 1.5 T compared to standard DWI.

Authors

  • Judith Herrmann
    Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.
  • Thomas Benkert
    Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Strasse 6, 97080 Würzburg, Germany (J.F.H., S.V., C.M., L.M.P., T.A.B., H.K., A.M.W.); and Department of Application Development, Siemens Healthcare, Erlangen, Germany (T.B., J.P.).
  • Andreas Brendlin
    Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Strasse 3, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany.
  • Sebastian Gassenmaier
    Division of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
  • Thomas Hölldobler
    Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Strasse 3, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany.
  • Simon Maennlin
    Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Hoppe- Seyler- Str. 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany. Simon.Maennlin@med.uni-tuebingen.de.
  • Haidara Almansour
    From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen University Hospital, Tuebingen.
  • Andreas Lingg
    From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, Tuebingen.
  • Elisabeth Weiland
    MR Application Predevelopment, Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Erlangen, Germany.
  • Saif Afat
    Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.