NLCG-Net: A Model-Based Zero-Shot Learning Framework for Undersampled Quantitative MRI Reconstruction

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Main Authors: Jiang, Xinrui, Jun, Yohan, Cho, Jaejin, Gao, Mengze, Yong, Xingwang, Bilgic, Berkin
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author Jiang, Xinrui
Jun, Yohan
Cho, Jaejin
Gao, Mengze
Yong, Xingwang
Bilgic, Berkin
author_facet Jiang, Xinrui
Jun, Yohan
Cho, Jaejin
Gao, Mengze
Yong, Xingwang
Bilgic, Berkin
contents Typical quantitative MRI (qMRI) methods estimate parameter maps in a two-step pipeline that first reconstructs images from undersampled k-space data and then performs model fitting, which is prone to biases and error propagation. We propose NLCG-Net, a model-based nonlinear conjugate gradient (NLCG) framework for joint T2/T1 estimation that incorporates a U-Net regularizer trained in a scan-specific, zero-shot fashion. The method directly estimates qMRI maps from undersampled k-space using mono-exponential signal modeling with scan-specific neural network regularization, enabling high-fidelity T1 and T2 mapping. Experimental results on T2 and T1 mapping demonstrate that NLCG-Net improves estimation quality over subspace reconstruction at high acceleration factors.
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spellingShingle NLCG-Net: A Model-Based Zero-Shot Learning Framework for Undersampled Quantitative MRI Reconstruction
Jiang, Xinrui
Jun, Yohan
Cho, Jaejin
Gao, Mengze
Yong, Xingwang
Bilgic, Berkin
Image and Video Processing
Machine Learning
Signal Processing
Typical quantitative MRI (qMRI) methods estimate parameter maps in a two-step pipeline that first reconstructs images from undersampled k-space data and then performs model fitting, which is prone to biases and error propagation. We propose NLCG-Net, a model-based nonlinear conjugate gradient (NLCG) framework for joint T2/T1 estimation that incorporates a U-Net regularizer trained in a scan-specific, zero-shot fashion. The method directly estimates qMRI maps from undersampled k-space using mono-exponential signal modeling with scan-specific neural network regularization, enabling high-fidelity T1 and T2 mapping. Experimental results on T2 and T1 mapping demonstrate that NLCG-Net improves estimation quality over subspace reconstruction at high acceleration factors.
title NLCG-Net: A Model-Based Zero-Shot Learning Framework for Undersampled Quantitative MRI Reconstruction
topic Image and Video Processing
Machine Learning
Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.12004