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Abstract
Background
We aimed to determine the capabilities of compressed sensing (CS) and deep learning reconstruction (DLR) with those of conventional parallel imaging (PI) for improving image quality while reducing examination time on female pelvic 1.5-T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Methods
Fifty-two consecutive female patients with various pelvic diseases underwent MRI with T1- and T2-weighted sequences using CS and PI. All CS data was reconstructed with and without DLR. Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of muscle and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) between fat tissue and iliac muscle on T1-weighted images (T1WI) and between myometrium and straight muscle on T2-weighted images (T2WI) were determined through region-of-interest measurements. Overall image quality (OIQ) and diagnostic confidence level (DCL) were evaluated on 5-point scales. SNRs and CNRs were compared using Tukey’s test, and qualitative indexes using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
Results
SNRs of T1WI and T2WI obtained using CS with DLR were higher than those using CS without DLR or conventional PI (p < 0.010). CNRs of T1WI and T2WI obtained using CS with DLR were higher than those using CS without DLR or conventional PI (p < 0.003). OIQ of T1WI and T2WI obtained using CS with DLR were higher than that using CS without DLR or conventional PI (p < 0.001). DCL of T2WI obtained using CS with DLR was higher than that using conventional PI or CS without DLR (p < 0.001).
Conclusion
CS with DLR provided better image quality and shorter examination time than those obtainable with PI for female pelvic 1.5-T MRI.
Relevance statement
CS with DLR can be considered effective for attaining better image quality and shorter examination time for female pelvic MRI at 1.5 T compared with those obtainable with PI.
Key Points
Patients underwent MRI with T1- and T2-weighted sequences using CS and PI.
All CS data was reconstructed with and without DLR.
CS with DLR allowed for examination times significantly shorter than those of PI and provided significantly higher signal- and CNRs, as well as OIQ.
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