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Learning-based Motion Artifact Removal Networks (LEARN) for Quantitative R₂^∗ Mapping
Xiaojian Xu, Satya V. V. N. Kothapalli, Jiaming Liu, Sayan Kahali, Weijie Gan, Dmitriy A. Yablonskiy, Ulugbek S. Kamilov
Purpose: To introduce two novel learning-based motion artifact removal networks (LEARN) for the estimation of quantitative motion- and B0-inhomogeneity-corrected R₂^∗ maps from motion-corrupted multi-Gradient-Recalled Echo (mGRE) MRI data. Methods: We train two convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to correct motion artifacts for high-quality estimation of quantitative B0-inhomogeneity-corrected R₂^∗ maps from mGRE sequences. The first CNN, LEARN-IMG, performs motion correction on complex mGRE images, to enable the subsequent computation of high-quality motion-free quantitative R₂^∗ (and any other mGRE-enabled) maps using the standard voxel-wise analysis or machine-learning-based analysis. The second CNN, LEARN-BIO, is trained to directly generate motion- and B0-inhomogeneity-corrected quantitative R₂^∗ maps from motion-corrupted magnitude-only mGRE images by taking advantage of the biophysical model describing the mGRE signal decay. We show that both CNNs trained on synthetic MR images are capable of suppressing motion artifacts while preserving details in the predicted quantitative R₂^∗ maps. Significant reduction of motion artifacts on experimental in vivo motion-corrupted data has also been achieved by using our trained models. Conclusion: Both LEARN-IMG and LEARN-BIO can enable the computation of high-quality motion- and B0-inhomogeneity-corrected R₂^∗ maps. LEARN-IMG performs motion correction on mGRE images and relies on the subsequent analysis for the estimation of R₂^∗ maps, while LEARN-BIO directly performs motion- and B0-inhomogeneity-corrected R₂^∗ estimation. Both LEARN-IMG and LEARN-BIO jointly process all the available gradient echoes, which enables them to exploit spatial patterns available in the data. The high computational speed of LEARN-BIO is an advantage that can lead to a broader clinical application.
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