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Zhao W, Ju S, Yang H, Wang Q, Fang L, Pylypenko D, Wang W. Improved Value of Multiplexed Sensitivity Encoding DWI with Reversed Polarity Gradients in Diagnosing Prostate Cancer: A Comparison Study with Single-Shot DWI and MUSE DWI. Acad Radiol 2024; 31:909-920. [PMID: 37778902 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2023.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate the value of multiplexed sensitivity encoding with reversed polarity gradients in improving the quality of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) images of the prostate and the diagnostic efficacy of prostate cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seventy-three patients with prostate disease underwent multiplexed sensitivity encoding with reversed polarity gradients (RPG-MUSE), multiplexed sensitivity encoding (MUSE), and single-shot echo-planar imaging (ssEPI) DWI. Three radiologists performed a qualitative image analysis of the three DWI sequences. Qualitative image analysis included artifact minimization, anatomical detail, and sharpness of prostate edges. Two radiologists measured the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), geometric distortion rate, and the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values of the prostate disease tissue. Two radiologists jointly performed Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System scoring of prostate lesions and compared the diagnostic efficacy of the three DWI sequences for prostate cancer. RESULTS There was good agreement among radiologists in the evaluation and measurement of the three DWI sequence images (intraclass correlation coefficient >0.75, P < 0.05). The RPG-MUSE DWI images were rated higher than those of MUSE and ssEPI in terms of artifact minimization, anatomical details, and sharpness of prostate edges (P < 0.05). The SNR and CNR of the RPG-MUSE DWI images were higher than those of MUSE and ssEPI (P < 0.05), and the geometric distortion rate was lower than that of the other two sequences (P < 0.05). There were no statistical differences in ADC values between the three DWI sequences (P > 0.05). The diagnostic efficacy of RPG-MUSE and MUSE DWI was higher than that of ssEPI (P < 0.017). CONCLUSION RPG-MUSE can reduce the artifacts and geometric distortion in DWI images of the prostate, improve the SNR and CNR of the images, improve the clarity of anatomical details and boundaries without affecting the measurement of ADC values, has the potential to improve the diagnostic efficacy of prostate lesions, and facilitates the clear display and accurate assessment of prostate lesions.
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- Wenjing Zhao
- Department of Radiology, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, China (W.Z., S.J., H.Y., Q.W., L.F., W.W.)
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- Department of Radiology, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, China (W.Z., S.J., H.Y., Q.W., L.F., W.W.)
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- Department of Radiology, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, China (W.Z., S.J., H.Y., Q.W., L.F., W.W.)
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- Department of Radiology, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, China (W.Z., S.J., H.Y., Q.W., L.F., W.W.)
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- Department of Radiology, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, China (W.Z., S.J., H.Y., Q.W., L.F., W.W.)
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- Department of Radiology, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, China (W.Z., S.J., H.Y., Q.W., L.F., W.W.).
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Kamagata K, Andica C, Uchida W, Takabayashi K, Saito Y, Lukies M, Hagiwara A, Fujita S, Akashi T, Wada A, Hori M, Kamiya K, Zalesky A, Aoki S. Advancements in Diffusion MRI Tractography for Neurosurgery. Invest Radiol 2024; 59:13-25. [PMID: 37707839 DOI: 10.1097/rli.0000000000001015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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ABSTRACT Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging tractography is a noninvasive technique that enables the visualization and quantification of white matter tracts within the brain. It is extensively used in preoperative planning for brain tumors, epilepsy, and functional neurosurgical procedures such as deep brain stimulation. Over the past 25 years, significant advancements have been made in imaging acquisition, fiber direction estimation, and tracking methods, resulting in considerable improvements in tractography accuracy. The technique enables the mapping of functionally critical pathways around surgical sites to avoid permanent functional disability. When the limitations are adequately acknowledged and considered, tractography can serve as a valuable tool to safeguard critical white matter tracts and provides insight regarding changes in normal white matter and structural connectivity of the whole brain beyond local lesions. In functional neurosurgical procedures such as deep brain stimulation, it plays a significant role in optimizing stimulation sites and parameters to maximize therapeutic efficacy and can be used as a direct target for therapy. These insights can aid in patient risk stratification and prognosis. This article aims to discuss state-of-the-art tractography methodologies and their applications in preoperative planning and highlight the challenges and new prospects for the use of tractography in daily clinical practice.
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- Koji Kamagata
- From the Department of Radiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan (K.K., C.A., W.U., K.T., Y.S., A.H., S.F., T.A., A.W., S.A.); Faculty of Health Data Science, Juntendo University, Chiba, Japan (C.A., S.A.); Department of Radiology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (M.L.); Department of Radiology, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan (S.F.); Department of Radiology, Toho University Omori Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan (M.H., K.K.); Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Center, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne and Melbourne Health, Parkville, Victoria, Australia (A.Z.); and Melbourne School of Engineering, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (A.Z.)
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Alus O, El Homsi M, Golia Pernicka JS, Rodriguez L, Mazaheri Y, Kee Y, Petkovska I, Otazo R. Convolutional network denoising for acceleration of multi-shot diffusion MRI. Magn Reson Imaging 2024; 105:108-113. [PMID: 37820978 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2023.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Multi-shot echo planar imaging is a promising technique to reduce geometric distortions and increase spatial resolution in diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI), at the expense of increased scan time. Moreover, performing DWI in the body requires multiple repetitions to obtain sufficient signal-to-noise ratio, which further increases the scan time. This work proposes to reduce the number of repetitions and perform denoising of high b-value images using a convolutional network denoising trained on single-shot DWI to accelerate the acquisition of multi-shot DWI. Convolutional network denoising is demonstrated to accelerate the acquisition of 2-shot DWI by a factor of 4 compared to the clinical standard on patients with rectal cancer. Image quality was evaluated using qualitative scores from expert body radiologists between accelerated and non-accelerated acquisition. Additionally, the effect of convolutional network denoising on each image quality score was analyzed using a Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Convolutional network denoising would enable to increase the number of shots without increasing scan time for significant geometric artifact reduction and spatial resolution increase.
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- Or Alus
- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA; Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA; Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
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Kim DK, Lee SY, Lee J, Huh YJ, Lee S, Lee S, Jung JY, Lee HS, Benkert T, Park SH. Deep learning-based k-space-to-image reconstruction and super resolution for diffusion-weighted imaging in whole-spine MRI. Magn Reson Imaging 2024; 105:82-91. [PMID: 37939970 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2023.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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PURPOSE To assess the feasibility of deep learning (DL)-based k-space-to-image reconstruction and super resolution for whole-spine diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI). METHOD This retrospective study included 97 consecutive patients with hematologic and/or oncologic diseases who underwent DL-processed whole-spine MRI from July 2022 to March 2023. For each patient, conventional (CONV) axial single-shot echo-planar DWI (b = 50, 800 s/mm2) was performed, followed by DL reconstruction and super resolution processing. The presence of malignant lesions and qualitative (overall image quality and diagnostic confidence) and quantitative (nonuniformity [NU], lesion contrast, signal-to-noise ratio [SNR], contrast-to-noise ratio [CNR], and ADC values) parameters were assessed for DL and CONV DWI. RESULTS Ultimately, 67 patients (mean age, 63.0 years; 35 females) were analyzed. The proportions of vertebrae with malignant lesions for both protocols were not significantly different (P: [0.55-0.99]). The overall image quality and diagnostic confidence scores were higher for DL DWI (all P ≤ 0.002) than CONV DWI. The NU, lesion contrast, SNR, and CNR of each vertebral segment (P ≤ 0.04) but not the NU of the sacral segment (P = 0.51) showed significant differences between protocols. For DL DWI, the NU was lower, and lesion contrast, SNR, and CNR were higher than those of CONV DWI (median values of all segments; 19.8 vs. 22.2, 5.4 vs. 4.3, 7.3 vs. 5.5, and 0.8 vs. 0.7). Mean ADC values of the lesions did not significantly differ between the protocols (P: [0.16-0.89]). CONCLUSIONS DL reconstruction can improve the image quality of whole-spine diffusion imaging.
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- Dong Kyun Kim
- Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- MR research Collaboration, Siemens Healthineers Ltd, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- MR Application Predevelopment, Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Altmann S, Abello Mercado MA, Brockstedt L, Kronfeld A, Clifford B, Feiweier T, Uphaus T, Groppa S, Brockmann MA, Othman AE. Ultrafast Brain MRI Protocol at 1.5 T Using Deep Learning and Multi-shot EPI. Acad Radiol 2023; 30:2988-2998. [PMID: 37211480 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2023.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES To evaluate clinical feasibility and image quality of a comprehensive ultrafast brain MRI protocol with multi-shot echo planar imaging and deep learning-enhanced reconstruction at 1.5T. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty consecutive patients who underwent clinically indicated MRI at a 1.5 T scanner were prospectively included. A conventional MRI (c-MRI) protocol, including T1-, T2-, T2*-, T2-FLAIR, and diffusion-weighted images (DWI)-weighted sequences were acquired. In addition, ultrafast brain imaging with deep learning-enhanced reconstruction and multi-shot EPI (DLe-MRI) was performed. Subjective image quality was evaluated by three readers using a 4-point Likert scale. To assess interrater agreement, Fleiss' kappa (ϰ) was determined. For objective image analysis, relative signal intensity levels for grey matter, white matter, and cerebrospinal fluid were calculated. RESULTS Time of acquisition (TA) of c-MRI protocols added up to 13:55 minutes, whereas the TA of DLe-MRI-based protocol added up to 3:04 minutes, resulting in a time reduction of 78%. All DLe-MRI acquisitions yielded diagnostic image quality with good absolute values for subjective image quality. C-MRI demonstrated slight advantages for DWI in overall subjective image quality (c-MRI: 3.93 [+/- 0.25] vs DLe-MRI: 3.87 [+/- 0.37], P = .04) and diagnostic confidence (c-MRI: 3.93 [+/- 0.25] vs DLe-MRI: 3.83 [+/- 3.83], P = .01). For most evaluated quality scores, moderate interobserver agreement was found. Objective image evaluation revealed comparable results for both techniques. CONCLUSION DLe-MRI is feasible and allows for highly accelerated comprehensive brain MRI within 3minutes at 1.5 T with good image quality. This technique may potentially strengthen the role of MRI in neurological emergencies.
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- Sebastian Altmann
- Department of Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University, Langenbeckst. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany (S.A., M.A.M., L.B., A.K., M.A.B., A.E.O.).
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University, Langenbeckst. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany (S.A., M.A.M., L.B., A.K., M.A.B., A.E.O.)
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University, Langenbeckst. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany (S.A., M.A.M., L.B., A.K., M.A.B., A.E.O.)
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University, Langenbeckst. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany (S.A., M.A.M., L.B., A.K., M.A.B., A.E.O.)
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- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Boston, Massachusetts (B.C.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany (T.U., S.G.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany (T.U., S.G.)
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University, Langenbeckst. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany (S.A., M.A.M., L.B., A.K., M.A.B., A.E.O.)
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University, Langenbeckst. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany (S.A., M.A.M., L.B., A.K., M.A.B., A.E.O.)
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Switlyk MD, Hopland A, Reitan E, Sivanesan S, Brennhovd B, Axcrona U, Hole KH. Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Penile Cancer: A Pictorial Review. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:5324. [PMID: 38001583 PMCID: PMC10670261 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15225324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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The role of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) in assessing penile cancer is not well defined. However, this modality may be successfully applied for preoperative staging and patient selection; postoperative local and regional surveillance; and assessments of treatment response after oncological therapies. Previous studies have been mostly limited to a few small series evaluating the accuracy of MRI for the preoperative staging of penile cancer. This review discusses the principles of non-erectile mpMRI, including functional techniques and their applications in evaluating the male genital region, along with clinical protocols and technical considerations. The latest clinical classifications and guidelines are reviewed, focusing on imaging recommendations and discussing potential gaps and disadvantages. The development of functional MRI techniques and the extraction of quantitative parameters from these sequences enables the noninvasive assessment of phenotypic and genotypic tumor characteristics. The applications of advanced techniques in penile MRI are yet to be defined. There is a need for prospective trials and feasible multicenter trials due to the rarity of the disease, highlighting the importance of minimum technical requirements for MRI protocols, particularly image resolution, and finally determining the role of mpMRI in the assessment of penile cancer.
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- Marta D. Switlyk
- Department of Radiology, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, 0379 Oslo, Norway; (E.R.); (K.H.H.)
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- Department of Urology, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, 0379 Oslo, Norway; (A.H.); (S.S.); (B.B.)
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- Department of Radiology, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, 0379 Oslo, Norway; (E.R.); (K.H.H.)
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- Department of Urology, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, 0379 Oslo, Norway; (A.H.); (S.S.); (B.B.)
- Institute of Clinical Medicine (KlinMED), Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 0318 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Urology, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, 0379 Oslo, Norway; (A.H.); (S.S.); (B.B.)
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- Department of Pathology, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, 0379 Oslo, Norway;
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- Department of Radiology, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, 0379 Oslo, Norway; (E.R.); (K.H.H.)
- Institute of Clinical Medicine (KlinMED), Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 0318 Oslo, Norway
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Nakamoto A, Onishi H, Tsuboyama T, Fukui H, Ota T, Yano K, Kiso K, Honda T, Tarewaki H, Koyama Y, Tatsumi M, Tomiyama N. High-resolution Diffusion-weighted Imaging of the Prostate Using Multiplexed Sensitivity-encoding: Comparison with the Conventional and Reduced Field-of-view Techniques. Magn Reson Med Sci 2023:mp.2023-0039. [PMID: 37899224 DOI: 10.2463/mrms.mp.2023-0039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To compare objective and subjective image quality, lesion conspicuity, and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of high-resolution multiplexed sensitivity-encoding diffusion-weighted imaging (MUSE-DWI) with conventional DWI (c-DWI) and reduced FOV DWI (rFOV-DWI) in prostate MRI. METHODS Forty-seven patients who underwent prostate MRI, including c-DWI, rFOV-DWI, and MUSE-DWI, were retrospectively evaluated. SNR and ADC of normal prostate tissue and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) and ADC of prostate cancer (PCa) were measured and compared between the three sequences. Image quality and lesion conspicuity were independently graded by two radiologists using a 5-point scale and compared between the three sequences. RESULTS The SNR of normal prostate tissue was significantly higher with rFOV-DWI than with the other two DWI techniques (P ≤ 0.01). The CNR of the PCa was significantly higher with rFOV-DWI than with MUSE-DWI (P < 0.05). The ADC of normal prostate tissue measured by rFOV-DWI was lower than that measured by MUSE-DWI and c-DWI (P < 0.01), while there was no difference in the ADC of cancers. In the qualitative analysis, MUSE-DWI showed significantly higher scores than rFOV-DWI and c-DWI for visibility of anatomy and overall image quality in both readers, and significantly higher scores for distortion in one of the two readers (P < 0.001). There was no difference in lesion conspicuity between the three sequences. CONCLUSION High-resolution MUSE-DWI showed higher image quality and reduced distortion compared to c-DWI, while maintaining a wide FOV and similar ADC quantification, although no difference in lesion conspicuity was observed.
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- Atsushi Nakamoto
- Department of Future Diagnostic Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Division of Radiology, Department of Medical Technology, Osaka University Hospital
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- Division of Radiology, Department of Medical Technology, Osaka University Hospital
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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Zhong Z, Ryu K, Mao J, Sun K, Dan G, Vasanawala SS, Zhou XJ. Accelerating High b-Value Diffusion-Weighted MRI Using a Convolutional Recurrent Neural Network (CRNN-DWI). Bioengineering (Basel) 2023; 10:864. [PMID: 37508891 PMCID: PMC10376839 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering10070864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To develop a novel convolutional recurrent neural network (CRNN-DWI) and apply it to reconstruct a highly undersampled (up to six-fold) multi-b-value, multi-direction diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) dataset. METHODS A deep neural network that combines a convolutional neural network (CNN) and recurrent neural network (RNN) was first developed by using a set of diffusion images as input. The network was then used to reconstruct a DWI dataset consisting of 14 b-values, each with three diffusion directions. For comparison, the dataset was also reconstructed with zero-padding and 3D-CNN. The experiments were performed with undersampling rates (R) of 4 and 6. Standard image quality metrics (SSIM and PSNR) were employed to provide quantitative assessments of the reconstructed image quality. Additionally, an advanced non-Gaussian diffusion model was employed to fit the reconstructed images from the different approaches, thereby generating a set of diffusion parameter maps. These diffusion parameter maps from the different approaches were then compared using SSIM as a metric. RESULTS Both the reconstructed diffusion images and diffusion parameter maps from CRNN-DWI were better than those from zero-padding or 3D-CNN. Specifically, the average SSIM and PSNR of CRNN-DWI were 0.750 ± 0.016 and 28.32 ± 0.69 (R = 4), and 0.675 ± 0.023 and 24.16 ± 0.77 (R = 6), respectively, both of which were substantially higher than those of zero-padding or 3D-CNN reconstructions. The diffusion parameter maps from CRNN-DWI also yielded higher SSIM values for R = 4 (>0.8) and for R = 6 (>0.7) than the other two approaches (for R = 4, <0.7, and for R = 6, <0.65). CONCLUSIONS CRNN-DWI is a viable approach for reconstructing highly undersampled DWI data, providing opportunities to reduce the data acquisition burden.
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- Zheng Zhong
- Departments of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Departments of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Henry M. Gunn High School, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA
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- Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
- Department of Radiology, Neurosurgery and Biomedical Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
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Møller JM, Boesen L, Hansen AE, Kettles K, Løgager V. Quantification of cross-vendor variation in ADC measurements in vendor-specific prostate MRI-protocols. Eur J Radiol 2023; 165:110942. [PMID: 37364483 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2023.110942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to quantify the variability of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) and test if there were statistically significant differences in ADC between MRI systems and sequences. METHOD With a two-chamber cylindrical ADC phantom with fixed ADC values (1,000 and 1,600x10-6 mm2/s) a single-shot (ss) Echo Planar Imaging (EPI), a multi-shot EPI, a reduced field of view DWI (zoom) and a Turbo Spin Echo DWI sequence were tested in six MRI systems from three vendors at 1.5 T and 3 T. Technical parameters were according to Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System Version 2.1. ADC maps were calculated by vendor specific algorithms. Absolute and relative differences in ADC from the phantom-ADC were calculated and differences between sequences were tested. RESULTS At 3 T absolute differences from phantom given ADC (∼1,000 and ∼ 1,600x10-6 mm2/s) were -83 - 42x10-6 mm2/s (-8.3%-4.2%) and -48 - 15x10-6 mm2/s (-3%-0.9%), respectively and at 1.5 T absolute differences were -81 - 26x10-6 mm2/s (-2.6%-8.1%) and -74 - 67x10-6 mm2/s (-4.6%-4.2%), respectively. Significant statistical differences in ADC measurements were identified between vendors in all sequences except for ssEPI and zoom at 3 T in the 1,600x10-6 mm2/s phantom chamber. Significant differences were also identified between ADC measurements at 1.5 T and 3 T in some of the sequences and vendors, but not all. CONCLUSION The variation of ADC between different MRI systems and prostate specific DWI sequences is limited in this phantom study and without apparent clinical relevance. However, prospective multicenter studies of prostate cancer patients are needed for further investigation.
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- Jakob M Møller
- Dep. of Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev-Gentofte, Denmark, Borgmester Ib Juuls vej 17, DK-2730 Herlev, Denmark.
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- Dep. of Urology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev-Gentofte, Denmark
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- Dep of radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet and dep. of clinical medicine Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Dep. of Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev-Gentofte, Denmark
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