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Removing undersampling artifacts in DCE-MRI studies using independent components analysis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18302238     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In breast MRI mammography both high temporal resolution and high spatial resolution have been shown to be important in improving specificity. Adaptive methods such as projection reconstruction time-resolved imaging of contrast kinetics (PR-TRICKS) allow images to be reconstructed at various temporal and spatial resolutions from the same data set. The main disadvantage is that the undersampling, which is necessary to produce high temporal resolution images, leads to the presence of streak artifacts in the images. We present a novel method of removing these artifacts using independent components analysis (ICA) and demonstrate that this results in a significant improvement in image quality for both simulation studies and for patient dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE)-MRI images. We also investigate the effect of artifacts on two quantitative measures of contrast enhancement. Using simulation studies we demonstrate that streak artifacts lead to pronounced periodic oscillations in pixel concentration curves which, in turn, lead to increased errors and introduce bias into heuristic measurements. ICA filtering significantly reduces this bias and improves accuracy. Pharmacokinetic modeling was more robust and there was no evidence of bias due to the presence of streak artifacts. ICA filtering did not significantly reduce the errors in the estimated pharmacokinetic parameters; however, the chi-squared error was greatly reduced after ICA filtering.
Authors:
A L Martel; R W Chan; E Ramsay; D B Plewes
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Magnetic resonance in medicine : official journal of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine / Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine     Volume:  59     ISSN:  0740-3194     ISO Abbreviation:  Magn Reson Med     Publication Date:  2008 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-04-03     Completed Date:  2008-07-08     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8505245     Medline TA:  Magn Reson Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  874-84     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Imaging Research, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. anne.martel@sri.utoronto.ca
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Algorithms*
Artifacts*
Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
Contrast Media
Female
Gadolinium DTPA / diagnostic use*
Humans
Image Enhancement / methods*
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Principal Component Analysis
Reproducibility of Results
Sample Size
Sensitivity and Specificity
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Contrast Media; 80529-93-7/Gadolinium DTPA

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