AutoSamp: Autoencoding k-space Sampling via Variational Information Maximization for 3D MRI

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Main Authors: Alkan, Cagan, Mardani, Morteza, Liao, Congyu, Li, Zhitao, Vasanawala, Shreyas S., Pauly, John M.
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author Alkan, Cagan
Mardani, Morteza
Liao, Congyu
Li, Zhitao
Vasanawala, Shreyas S.
Pauly, John M.
author_facet Alkan, Cagan
Mardani, Morteza
Liao, Congyu
Li, Zhitao
Vasanawala, Shreyas S.
Pauly, John M.
contents Accelerated MRI protocols routinely involve a predefined sampling pattern that undersamples the k-space. Finding an optimal pattern can enhance the reconstruction quality, however this optimization is a challenging task. To address this challenge, we introduce a novel deep learning framework, AutoSamp, based on variational information maximization that enables joint optimization of sampling pattern and reconstruction of MRI scans. We represent the encoder as a non-uniform Fast Fourier Transform that allows continuous optimization of k-space sample locations on a non-Cartesian plane, and the decoder as a deep reconstruction network. Experiments on public 3D acquired MRI datasets show improved reconstruction quality of the proposed AutoSamp method over the prevailing variable density and variable density Poisson disc sampling for both compressed sensing and deep learning reconstructions. We demonstrate that our data-driven sampling optimization method achieves 4.4dB, 2.0dB, 0.75dB, 0.7dB PSNR improvements over reconstruction with Poisson Disc masks for acceleration factors of R = 5, 10, 15, 25, respectively. Prospectively accelerated acquisitions with 3D FSE sequences using our optimized sampling patterns exhibit improved image quality and sharpness. Furthermore, we analyze the characteristics of the learned sampling patterns with respect to changes in acceleration factor, measurement noise, underlying anatomy, and coil sensitivities. We show that all these factors contribute to the optimization result by affecting the sampling density, k-space coverage and point spread functions of the learned sampling patterns.
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spellingShingle AutoSamp: Autoencoding k-space Sampling via Variational Information Maximization for 3D MRI
Alkan, Cagan
Mardani, Morteza
Liao, Congyu
Li, Zhitao
Vasanawala, Shreyas S.
Pauly, John M.
Image and Video Processing
Accelerated MRI protocols routinely involve a predefined sampling pattern that undersamples the k-space. Finding an optimal pattern can enhance the reconstruction quality, however this optimization is a challenging task. To address this challenge, we introduce a novel deep learning framework, AutoSamp, based on variational information maximization that enables joint optimization of sampling pattern and reconstruction of MRI scans. We represent the encoder as a non-uniform Fast Fourier Transform that allows continuous optimization of k-space sample locations on a non-Cartesian plane, and the decoder as a deep reconstruction network. Experiments on public 3D acquired MRI datasets show improved reconstruction quality of the proposed AutoSamp method over the prevailing variable density and variable density Poisson disc sampling for both compressed sensing and deep learning reconstructions. We demonstrate that our data-driven sampling optimization method achieves 4.4dB, 2.0dB, 0.75dB, 0.7dB PSNR improvements over reconstruction with Poisson Disc masks for acceleration factors of R = 5, 10, 15, 25, respectively. Prospectively accelerated acquisitions with 3D FSE sequences using our optimized sampling patterns exhibit improved image quality and sharpness. Furthermore, we analyze the characteristics of the learned sampling patterns with respect to changes in acceleration factor, measurement noise, underlying anatomy, and coil sensitivities. We show that all these factors contribute to the optimization result by affecting the sampling density, k-space coverage and point spread functions of the learned sampling patterns.
title AutoSamp: Autoencoding k-space Sampling via Variational Information Maximization for 3D MRI
topic Image and Video Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.02888