Optimizing High-Resolution MR Angiography: The Synergistic Effects of 3D Wheel Sampling and Deep Learning–Based Reconstruction

Author:

Sasaki Goh1,Uetani Hiroyuki1,Nakaura Takeshi1,Nakahara Keiichi2,Morita Kosuke3,Nagayama Yasunori1,Kidoh Masafumi1,Iwashita Koya1,Yoshida Naofumi1,Hokamura Masamichi1,Yamashita Yuichi4,Nakajima Makoto2,Ueda Mitsuharu2,Hirai Toshinori1

Affiliation:

1. Diagnostic Radiology, and

2. Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University

3. Central Radiology Section, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto

4. MRI Clinical Strategy Group, MRI Sales Department, Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Kanagawa, Japan.

Abstract

Objective The aim of this study was to assess the utility of the combined use of 3D wheel sampling and deep learning–based reconstruction (DLR) for intracranial high-resolution (HR)–time-of-flight (TOF)–magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) at 3 T. Methods This prospective study enrolled 20 patients who underwent head MRI at 3 T, including TOF-MRA. We used 3D wheel sampling called “fast 3D” and DLR for HR-TOF-MRA (spatial resolution, 0.39 × 0.59 × 0.5 mm3) in addition to conventional MRA (spatial resolution, 0.39 × 0.89 × 1 mm3). We compared contrast and contrast-to-noise ratio between the blood vessels (basilar artery and anterior cerebral artery) and brain parenchyma, full width at half maximum in the P3 segment of the posterior cerebral artery among 3 protocols. Two board-certified radiologists evaluated noise, contrast, sharpness, artifact, and overall image quality of 3 protocols. Results The contrast and contrast-to-noise ratio of fast 3D-HR-MRA with DLR are comparable or higher than those of conventional MRA and fast 3D-HR-MRA without DLR. The full width at half maximum was significantly lower in fast 3D-MRA with and without DLR than in conventional MRA (P = 0.006, P < 0.001). In qualitative evaluation, fast 3D-MRA with DLR had significantly higher sharpness and overall image quality than conventional MRA and fast 3D-MRA without DLR (sharpness: P = 0.021, P = 0.001; overall image quality: P = 0.029, P < 0.001). Conclusions The combination of 3D wheel sampling and DLR can improve visualization of arteries in intracranial TOF-MRA.

Publisher

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

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