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Abstract #3620

Unsupervised Susceptibility Artifact Correction in DTI Using a Deep Learning Forward-Distortion Model

Abdallah Zaid Alkilani1,2, Tolga Çukur1,2,3, and Emine Ulku Saritas1,2,3
1Deparment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, 2National Magnetic Resonance Research Center (UMRAM), Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, 3Neuroscience Graduate Program, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey

Synopsis

Keywords: Data Analysis, Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Susceptibility, Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence, Brain, Artifacts

Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) requires correction of susceptibility artifacts before conducting quantitative analyses. Correction is typically performed by acquiring DWI images in reversed phase-encode directions, which are used to estimate and correct for the effects of susceptibility-induced field. In this work, we propose a Forward-Distortion Network (FD-Net) for correcting susceptibility artifacts at multiple b-values. We evaluate the quality of the corrected DWI images and Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) metrics, using FSL’s TOPUP as a reference classical method. In addition to rapid execution times, FD-Net exhibits high-fidelity performance for both DWI images and DTI metrics.


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