Joint Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Motion and T 1 Parameters from Magnetic Resonance Images in a Super-resolution Framework : a Simulation Study

• Autorzy: Beirinckx Quinten , Ramos-Llordén Gabriel , Jeurissen Ben , Poot Dirk H. J. , Parizel Paul M. , Verhoye Marleen , Sijbers Jan , den Dekker Arnold J

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DOI

10.3233/FI-2020-1896

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) based T₁ mapping allows spatially resolved quantification of the tissue-dependent spin-lattice relaxation time constant T₁, which is a potential biomarker of various neurodegenerative diseases, including Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer disease, and Parkinson's disease. In conventional T₁ MR relaxometry, a quantitative T₁ map is obtained from a series of T₁-weighted MR images. Acquiring such a series, however, is time consuming. This has sparked the development of more efficient T₁ mapping methods, one of which is a super-resolution reconstruction (SRR) framework in which a set of low resolution (LR) T₁-weighted images is acquired and from which a high resolution (HR) T₁ map is directly estimated. In this paper, the SRR T₁ mapping framework is augmented with motion estimation. That is, motion between the acquisition of the LR T₁-weighted images is modeled and the motion parameters are estimated simultaneously with the T₁ parameters. Based on Monte Carlo simulation experiments, we show that such an integrated motion/relaxometry estimation approach yields more accurate T₁ maps compared to a previously reported SRR based T₁ mapping approach.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

maximum likelihood estimation; motion correction; quantitative magnetic resonance imaging; super-resolution; T1 mapping

• Wydawca: IOS Press
• Czasopismo: Fundamenta Informaticae
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: Vol. 172, nr 2
• Strony: 105--128
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 35 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

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Beirinckx Quinten

• Department of Physics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

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Ramos-Llordén Gabriel

• Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

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Jeurissen Ben

• Department of Physics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

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Poot Dirk H. J.

• Departments of Medical informatics and Radiology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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Parizel Paul M.

• David Hartley Chair of Radiology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia

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Verhoye Marleen

• Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

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Sijbers Jan

• Department of Physics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

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den Dekker Arnold J

• Department of Physics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2020).