Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Improved 3D DESS MR neurography of the lumbosacral plexus with deep learning and geometric image combination reconstruction. |
| Authors: |
Lin, Yenpo1,2 (AUTHOR), Tan, Ek T.1 (AUTHOR), Campbell, Gracyn1 (AUTHOR), Colucci, Philip G.1 (AUTHOR), Singh, Sumedha1 (AUTHOR), Lan, Ranqing3 (AUTHOR), Wen, Yan4 (AUTHOR), Sneag, Darryl B.1 (AUTHOR) sneagd@hss.edu |
| Source: |
Skeletal Radiology. Aug2024, Vol. 53 Issue 8, p1529-1539. 11p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*MAGNETIC resonance neurography, *LUMBOSACRAL plexus, *DEEP learning, *IMAGE reconstruction, *WILCOXON signed-rank test, *MOTION detectors |
| Abstract: |
Objective: To evaluate the impact of deep learning (DL) reconstruction in enhancing image quality and nerve conspicuity in LSP MRN using DESS sequences. Additionally, a geometric image combination (GIC) method to improve DESS signals' combination was proposed. Materials and methods: Adult patients undergoing 3.0 Tesla LSP MRN with DESS were prospectively enrolled. The 3D DESS echoes were separately reconstructed with and without DL and DL-GIC combined reconstructions. In a subset of patients, 3D T2-weighted short tau inversion recovery (STIR-T2w) sequences were also acquired. Three radiologists rated 4 image stacks ('DESS S2', 'DESS S2 DL', 'DESS GIC DL' and 'STIR-T2w DL') for bulk motion, vascular suppression, nerve fascicular architecture, and overall nerve conspicuity. Relative SNR, nerve-to-muscle, -fat, and -vessel contrast ratios were measured. Statistical analysis included ANOVA and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests. p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Forty patients (22 females; mean age = 48.6 ± 18.5 years) were enrolled. Quantitatively, 'DESS GIC DL' demonstrated superior relative SNR (p < 0.001), while 'DESS S2 DL' exhibited superior nerve-to-background contrast ratio (p value range: 0.002 to < 0.001). Qualitatively, DESS provided superior vascular suppression and depiction of sciatic nerve fascicular architecture but more bulk motion as compared to 'STIR-T2w DL'. 'DESS GIC DL' demonstrated better nerve visualization for several smaller, distal nerve segments than 'DESS S2 DL' and 'STIR-T2w DL'. Conclusion: Application of a DL reconstruction with geometric image combination in DESS MRN improves nerve conspicuity of the LSP, especially for its smaller branch nerves. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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