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ArticleNeuroradiology2024

Exploring the impact of super-resolution deep learning on MR angiography image quality.

Masamichi Hokamura, Hiroyuki Uetani, Takeshi Nakaura, Kensei Matsuo, Kosuke Morita, Yasunori Nagayama, Masafumi Kidoh, Yuichi Yamashita, Mitsuharu Ueda, Akitake Mukasa and 1 more

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Article in Neuroradiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Masamichi HokamuraDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Honjo 1-1-1, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Hiroyuki UetaniDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Honjo 1-1-1, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Takeshi NakauraDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Honjo 1-1-1, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan. kff00712@nifty.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9010-0341
Kensei MatsuoDepartment of Central Radiology, Kumamoto University Hospital, Honjo 1-1-1, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Kosuke MoritaDepartment of Central Radiology, Kumamoto University Hospital, Honjo 1-1-1, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Yasunori NagayamaDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Honjo 1-1-1, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Masafumi KidohDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Honjo 1-1-1, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Yuichi YamashitaCanon Medical Systems Corporation, 70-1, Yanagi-cho, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, 212-0015, Japan.
Mitsuharu UedaDepartment of Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Honjo 1-1-1, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Akitake MukasaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Honjo 1-1-1, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Toshinori HiraiDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Honjo 1-1-1, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Kumamoto University · JPKumamoto University Hospital · JPCanon (Japan) · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this study is to assess the effect of super-resolution deep learning-based reconstruction (SR-DLR), which uses k-space properties, on image quality of intracranial time-of-flight (TOF) magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) at 3 T.

methodsThis retrospective study involved 35 patients who underwent intracranial TOF-MRA using a 3-T MRI system with SR-DLR based on k-space properties in October and November 2022. We reconstructed MRA with SR-DLR (matrix = 1008 × 1008) and MRA without SR-DLR (matrix = 336 × 336). We measured the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), contrast, and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) in the basilar artery (BA) and the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) and the sharpness of the posterior cerebral artery (PCA) using the slope of the signal intensity profile curve at the half-peak points. Two radiologists evaluated image noise, artifacts, contrast, sharpness, and overall image quality of the two image types using a 4-point scale. We compared quantitative and qualitative scores between images with and without SR-DLR using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.

resultsThe SNRs, contrasts, and CNRs were all significantly higher in images with SR-DLR than those without SR-DLR (p < 0.001). The slope was significantly greater in images with SR-DLR than those without SR-DLR (p < 0.001). The qualitative scores in MRAs with SR-DLR were all significantly higher than MRAs without SR-DLR (p < 0.001).

conclusionSR-DLR with k-space properties can offer the benefits of increased spatial resolution without the associated drawbacks of longer scan times and reduced SNR and CNR in intracranial MRA.

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Deep LearningMagnetic Resonance AngiographyHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingRadiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-AssistedRetrospective StudiesSignal-To-Noise RatioDeep learningMagnetic resonance imagingRetrospective studies

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PMID38148334
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