Journal
ABDOMINAL RADIOLOGY
Volume 48, Issue 1, Pages 282-290Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-022-03687-y
Keywords
Artificial intelligence; Accelerated MR imaging; MR technique; Gastrointestinal; Liver; MRI
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This study compared a novel single-shot T2-weighted MRI with deep-learning-based image reconstruction to the standard T2-FS sequence for liver MRI. The results showed that the novel sequence had superior image quality in terms of sharpness, motion artifacts, overall image quality, and sharpness of liver lesions, while being acquired in less time than the standard sequence.
Purpose Fat-suppressed T2-weighted imaging (T2-FS) requires a long scan time and can be wrought with motion artifacts, urging the development of a shorter and more motion robust sequence. We compare the image quality of a single-shot T2-weighted MRI prototype with deep-learning-based image reconstruction (DL HASTE-FS) with a standard T2-FS sequence for 3 T liver MRI. Methods 41 consecutive patients with 3 T abdominal MRI examinations including standard T2-FS and DL HASTE-FS, between 5/6/2020 and 11/23/2020, comprised the study cohort. Three radiologists independently reviewed images using a 5-point Likert scale for artifact and image quality measures, while also assessing for liver lesions. Results DL HASTE-FS acquisition time was 54.93 +/- 16.69, significantly (p < .001) shorter than standard T2-FS (114.00 +/- 32.98 s). DL HASTE-FS received significantly higher scores for sharpness of liver margin (4.3 vs 3.3; p < .001), hepatic vessel margin (4.2 vs 3.3; p < .001), pancreatic duct margin (4.0 vs 1.9; p < .001); in-plane (4.0 vs 3.2; p < .001) and through-plane (3.9 vs 3.4; p < .001) motion artifacts; other ghosting artifacts (4.3 vs 2.9; p < .001); and overall image quality (4.0 vs 2.9; p < .001), in addition to receiving a higher score for homogeneity of fat suppression (3.7 vs 3.4; p = .04) and liver-fat contrast (p = .03). For liver lesions, DL HASTE-FS received significantly higher scores for sharpness of lesion margin (4.4 vs 3.7; p = .03). Conclusion Novel single-shot T2-weighted MRI with deep-learning-based image reconstruction demonstrated superior image quality compared with the standard T2-FS sequence for 3 T liver MRI, while being acquired in less than half the time. [GRAPHICS] .
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