Automatic MRI Acquisition Parameters Optimization Using Perceptual Criteria

Javier Jacobsen^1,2, Sergio Uribe, ^2,3, Cristian Tejos^1,2, Carlos Sing-Long^1,2, Pablo Irarrazaval^1,2

The visualization of structures in MRI highly depends on many user defined scan parameters. The selection of them is always done heuristically and requires a vast experience from the operator. We propose a methodology based on an automatic optimization to find the MRI acquisition parameters that maximize the visibility of a desired structure. The objective function of our optimization is computed from Visibility Maps (VM) that are designed to measure the visibility of structures according a perceptual criteria. The method was tested on brain MRI experiments and the optimal parameters found by our method are in excellent agreement with those found by experienced radiologists.