Abstract #2570

Robust Edge-Directed MRI Interpolation

Zhenhua Mai¹, Wolfgang Jacquet¹, Marleen Verhoye², Jan Sijbers¹

¹Physics Department, Universiteit Antwerpen, Wilrijk, Antwerpen, Belgium; ²Biomedical Department, Universiteit Antwerpen

A novel edge-directed MRI interpolation framework that is robust against noise is introduced in this work, which benefits from a robust least squares pattern estimation as well as a Non-local Mean weighting scheme. It is shown to produce better results than conventional interpolation methods.