Optimizing High-Resolution MR Angiography: The Synergistic Effects of 3D Wheel Sampling and Deep Learning-Based Reconstruction.

Autor:	Sasaki G; From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology., Uetani H; From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology., Nakaura T; From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology., Nakahara K; Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University., Morita K; Central Radiology Section, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto., Nagayama Y; From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology., Kidoh M; From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology., Iwashita K; From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology., Yoshida N; From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology., Hokamura M; From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology., Yamashita Y; MRI Clinical Strategy Group, MRI Sales Department, Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Kanagawa, Japan., Nakajima M; Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University., Ueda M; Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University., Hirai T; From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of computer assisted tomography [J Comput Assist Tomogr] 2024 Sep-Oct 01; Vol. 48 (5), pp. 819-825. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 12.
DOI:	10.1097/RCT.0000000000001590
Abstrakt:	Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the utility of the combined use of 3D wheel sampling and deep learning-based reconstruction (DLR) for intracranial high-resolution (HR)-time-of-flight (TOF)-magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) at 3 T. Methods: This prospective study enrolled 20 patients who underwent head MRI at 3 T, including TOF-MRA. We used 3D wheel sampling called "fast 3D" and DLR for HR-TOF-MRA (spatial resolution, 0.39 × 0.59 × 0.5 mm 3 ) in addition to conventional MRA (spatial resolution, 0.39 × 0.89 × 1 mm 3 ). We compared contrast and contrast-to-noise ratio between the blood vessels (basilar artery and anterior cerebral artery) and brain parenchyma, full width at half maximum in the P3 segment of the posterior cerebral artery among 3 protocols. Two board-certified radiologists evaluated noise, contrast, sharpness, artifact, and overall image quality of 3 protocols. Results: The contrast and contrast-to-noise ratio of fast 3D-HR-MRA with DLR are comparable or higher than those of conventional MRA and fast 3D-HR-MRA without DLR. The full width at half maximum was significantly lower in fast 3D-MRA with and without DLR than in conventional MRA ( P = 0.006, P < 0.001). In qualitative evaluation, fast 3D-MRA with DLR had significantly higher sharpness and overall image quality than conventional MRA and fast 3D-MRA without DLR (sharpness: P = 0.021, P = 0.001; overall image quality: P = 0.029, P < 0.001). Conclusions: The combination of 3D wheel sampling and DLR can improve visualization of arteries in intracranial TOF-MRA. (Copyright © 2024 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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