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On the use of low-dimensional temporal subspace constraints to reduce reconstruction time and improve image quality of accelerated 4D-MRI. Radiother Oncol 2021 May;158:215-223

Date

01/08/2021

Pubmed ID

33412207

DOI

10.1016/j.radonc.2020.12.032

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85102848662 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   5 Citations

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The purpose of this work is to investigate the use of low-dimensional temporal subspace constraints for 4D-MRI reconstruction from accelerated data in the context of MR-guided online adaptive radiation therapy (MRgOART).

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Subspace basis functions are derived directly from the accelerated golden angle radial stack-of-stars 4D-MRI data. The reconstruction times, image quality, and motion estimates are investigated as a function of the number of subspace coefficients and compared with a conventional frame-by-frame reconstruction. These experiments were performed in five patients with four 4D-MRI scans per patient on a 1.5T MR-Linac.

RESULTS: If two or three subspace coefficients are used, the iterative reconstruction time is reduced by 32% and 18%, respectively, compared to conventional parallel imaging with compressed sensing reconstructions. No significant difference was found between motion estimates made with the subspace-constrained reconstructions (p > 0.08). Qualitative improvements in image quality included reduction in apparent noise and reductions in streaking artifacts from the radial k-space coverage.

CONCLUSION: Incorporating subspace constraints for accelerated 4D-MRI reconstruction reduces noise and residual undersampling artifacts in the images while reducing computation time, making it a strong candidate for use in clinical MRgOART workflows.

Author List

Mickevicius NJ, Paulson ES

Authors

Nikolai J. Mickevicius PhD Assistant Professor in the Biophysics department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Eric Paulson PhD Chief, Professor in the Radiation Oncology department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Algorithms
Artifacts
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Motion
Particle Accelerators