Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences
Online ISSN : 1880-2206
Print ISSN : 1347-3182
ISSN-L : 1347-3182
Thin-slice 2D MR Imaging of the Shoulder Joint Using Denoising Deep Learning Reconstruction Provides Higher Image Quality Than 3D MR Imaging
Takahide Kakigi Ryo SakamotoRyuzo AraiAkira YamamotoShinichi KuriyamaYuichiro SanoRimika ImaiHitomi NumamotoKanae Kawai MiyakeTsuneo SagaShuichi MatsudaYuji Nakamoto
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論文ID: mp.2023-0115

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Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate whether thin-slice 2D fat-saturated proton density-weighted images of the shoulder joint in three imaging planes combined with parallel imaging, partial Fourier technique, and denoising approach with deep learning-based reconstruction (dDLR) are more useful than 3D fat-saturated proton density multi-planar voxel images.

Methods: Eighteen patients who underwent MRI of the shoulder joint at 3T were enrolled. The denoising effect of dDLR in 2D was evaluated using coefficient of variation (CV). Qualitative evaluation of anatomical structures, noise, and artifacts in 2D after dDLR and 3D was performed by two radiologists using a five-point Likert scale. All were analyzed statistically. Gwet’s agreement coefficients were also calculated.

Results: The CV of 2D after dDLR was significantly lower than that before dDLR (P < 0.05). Both radiologists rated 2D higher than 3D for all anatomical structures and noise (P < 0.05), except for artifacts. Both Gwet’s agreement coefficients of anatomical structures, noise, and artifacts in 2D and 3D produced nearly perfect agreement between the two radiologists. The evaluation of 2D tended to be more reproducible than 3D.

Conclusion: 2D with parallel imaging, partial Fourier technique, and dDLR was proved to be superior to 3D for depicting shoulder joint structures with lower noise.

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