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Abstract #4505

Integrating Quantitative Mapping into Physics-Based Deep Learning for Improved Accelerated Image Reconstruction

Catarina Carvalho1,2, Andreia S. Gaspar1, Rita G. Nunes1,3, and Teresa M. Correia2,3
1Institute for Systems and Robotics – Lisboa, Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico,Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal, 2Center of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), Faro, Portugal, Faro, Portugal, 3School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King’s College London, United Kingdom, London, United Kingdom

Synopsis

Keywords: AI/ML Image Reconstruction, Quantitative Imaging

Motivation: Physics-based deep learning has been increasingly applied to MRI image reconstruction to accelerate acquisitions.

Goal(s): Here, we investigate whether including a relaxometry model into these networks enables higher quality accelerated reconstructions, and consequently more accurate quantitative maps.

Approach: Two recurrent inference machines with different physics models were implemented: (1) reconstruction of contrast-weighted image series and (2) direct T2 map estimation, from undersampled k-space data

Results: Including relaxometry into physics-informed networks improves reconstruction and T2 map quality for acceleration factors as high as 8-fold.

Impact: Integrating relaxometry models into physics-informed deep learning-based image reconstruction methods enables high quality quantitative mapping directly from undersampled k-space data, from which contrast-weighted images can also be accurately synthesised.

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