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Sequence adaptive field-imperfection estimation (SAFE): retrospective estimation and correction of $B_1^+$ and $B_0$ inhomogeneities for enhanced MRF quantification

Image and Video Processing 2023-12-18 v1 Machine Learning Medical Physics

Abstract

B1+B_1^+ and B0B_0 field-inhomogeneities can significantly reduce accuracy and robustness of MRF's quantitative parameter estimates. Additional B1+B_1^+ and B0B_0 calibration scans can mitigate this but add scan time and cannot be applied retrospectively to previously collected data. Here, we proposed a calibration-free sequence-adaptive deep-learning framework, to estimate and correct for B1+B_1^+ and B0B_0 effects of any MRF sequence. We demonstrate its capability on arbitrary MRF sequences at 3T, where no training data were previously obtained. Such approach can be applied to any previously-acquired and future MRF-scans. The flexibility in directly applying this framework to other quantitative sequences is also highlighted.

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@article{arxiv.2312.09488,
  title  = {Sequence adaptive field-imperfection estimation (SAFE): retrospective estimation and correction of $B_1^+$ and $B_0$ inhomogeneities for enhanced MRF quantification},
  author = {Mengze Gao and Xiaozhi Cao and Daniel Abraham and Zihan Zhou and Kawin Setsompop},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.09488},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

12 pages, 5 figures, submitted to International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 31th Scientific Meeting, 2024