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Abstract #2431

KerNL: Parallel imaging reconstruction using Kernel-based NonLinear method

Jingyuan Lyu 1 , Yihang Zhou 1 , Ukash Nakarmi 1 , Chao Shi 1 , and Leslie Ying 1,2

1 Department of Electrical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States, 2 Department of Biomedical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States

The linear model cannot describe the relationship between the missing and acquired k-space data in GRAPPA. Here we propose a more general nonlinear framework for auto-calibrated parallel imaging. In this framework, kernel tricks are employed to represent the general nonlinear relationship between acquired and unacquired k-space data without increasing the computational complexity. Identification of the nonlinear relationship is still performed by solving linear equations. We name the proposed method Kernel-based NonLinear (KerNL) method. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method is able to improve both image quality and computation efficiency at high reduction factors, compared with GRAPPA and nonlinear GRAPPA.

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