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Abstract #1773

TransGRAPPA: Self-supervised Transformer Network for k-Space Interpolation

Wenqi Huang1, Veronika Spieker2,3, Jiazhen Pan1, Daniel Rueckert2,4, and Kerstin Hammernik2
1Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany, 2School of Computation, Information and Technology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany, 3Institute of Machine Learning in Biomedical Imaging, Helmholtz Munich, Munich, Germany, 4Department of Computing, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

Synopsis

Keywords: AI/ML Image Reconstruction, Image Reconstruction, Self-supervised learning

Motivation: Addressing limitations in parallel imaging, particularly GRAPPA’s challenges like noise amplification and dependence on linear k-space value combinations.

Goal(s): To enhance k-space interpolation accuracy with a transformer network, thereby improving the quality of clinical imaging.

Approach: We employ a novel self-supervised transformer network with an attention mechanism - TransGRAPPA, exploiting latent features for nonlinear interpolation of missing k-space points.

Results: TransGRAPPA outperforms GRAPPA and RAKI in terms of NRMSE, PSNR, SSIM, and noise reduction, showcasing enhanced capabilities on fastMRI’s multi-coil knee dataset.

Impact: The study presents a innovative reconstruction method using transformer network to explore k-space point relationships with limited training data, offering potential improvements in MR image quality and scan speed, and more efficient and accurate diagnostics in medical imaging.

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