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Real-time flow with fast GPU reconstruction for continuous assessment of cardiac output.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22745017     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To demonstrate the feasibility of real-time phase contrast magnetic resonance (PCMR) assessment of continuous cardiac output with a heterogeneous (CPU/GPU) system for online image reconstruction. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty healthy volunteers underwent aortic flow examination during exercise using a real-time spiral PCMR sequence. Acquired data were reconstructed in online fashion using an iterative sensitivity encoding (SENSE) algorithm implemented on an external computer equipped with a GPU card. Importantly, data were sent back to the scanner console for viewing. A multithreaded CPU implementation of the real-time PCMR reconstruction was used as a reference point for the online GPU reconstruction assessment and validation. A semiautomated segmentation and registration algorithm was applied for flow data analysis. RESULTS: There was good agreement between the GPU and CPU reconstruction (-0.4 ± 0.8 mL). There was a significant speed-up compared to the CPU reconstruction (15×). This translated into the flow data being available on the scanner console ≈9 seconds after acquisition finished. This compares to an estimated time using the CPU implementation of 83 minutes. CONCLUSION: Our heterogeneous image reconstruction system provides a base for translation of complex MRI algorithms into clinical workflow. We demonstrated its feasibility using real-time PCMR assessment of continuous cardiac output as an example. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Authors:
Grzegorz Tomasz Kowalik; Jennifer Anne Steeden; Bejal Pandya; Freddy Odille; David Atkinson; Andrew Taylor; Vivek Muthurangu
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2012-6-28
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1522-2586     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2012 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-6-29     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9105850     Medline TA:  J Magn Reson Imaging     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Affiliation:
UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, Centre for Cardiovascular Imaging, London, United Kingdom.
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