Removing Motion Artifact in MRI by Using a Perceptual Loss Driven Deep Learning Framework

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Main Authors: Guo, Ziheng, Zheng, Danqun, Li, Shuai, Chen, Chengwei, Pan, Boyang, Li, Xuezhou, Yu, Ziqin, Zhong, Langdi, Shao, Chenwei, Bian, Yun, Gong, Nan-Jie
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author Guo, Ziheng
Zheng, Danqun
Li, Shuai
Chen, Chengwei
Pan, Boyang
Li, Xuezhou
Yu, Ziqin
Zhong, Langdi
Shao, Chenwei
Bian, Yun
Gong, Nan-Jie
author_facet Guo, Ziheng
Zheng, Danqun
Li, Shuai
Chen, Chengwei
Pan, Boyang
Li, Xuezhou
Yu, Ziqin
Zhong, Langdi
Shao, Chenwei
Bian, Yun
Gong, Nan-Jie
contents Purpose: Deep learning-based MRI artifact correction methods often demonstrate poor generalization to clinical data. This limitation largely stems from the inability of deep learning models in reliably distinguishing motion artifacts from true anatomical structures, due to insufficient awareness of artifact characteristics. To address this challenge, we proposed PERCEPT-Net, a deep learning framework that enhances structure preserving and suppresses artifact through dedicated perceptual supervision.Method: PERCEPT-Net is built on a residual U-Net backbone and incorporates three auxiliary components. The first multi-scale recovery module is designed to preserve both global anatomical context and fine structural details, while the second dual attention mechanisms further improve performance by prioritizing clinically relevant features. At the core of the framework is the third Motion Perceptual Loss (MPL), an artifact-aware perceptual supervision strategy that learns generalized representations of MRI motion artifacts, enabling the model to effectively suppress them while maintaining anatomical fidelity. The model is trained on a hybrid dataset comprising both real and simulated paired volumes, and its performance is validated on a prospective test set using a combination of quantitative metrics and qualitative assessments by experienced radiologists.Result: PERCEPT-Net outperformed state-of-the-art methods on clinical data. Ablation studies identified the Motion Perceptual Loss as the primary contributor to this performance, yielding significant improvements in structural consistency and tissue contrast, as reflected by higher SSIM and PSNR values. These findings were further corroborated by radiologist evaluations, which demonstrated significantly higher diagnostic confidence in the corrected volumes.
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spellingShingle Removing Motion Artifact in MRI by Using a Perceptual Loss Driven Deep Learning Framework
Guo, Ziheng
Zheng, Danqun
Li, Shuai
Chen, Chengwei
Pan, Boyang
Li, Xuezhou
Yu, Ziqin
Zhong, Langdi
Shao, Chenwei
Bian, Yun
Gong, Nan-Jie
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
I.2.10, I.4.3, I.4.5
Purpose: Deep learning-based MRI artifact correction methods often demonstrate poor generalization to clinical data. This limitation largely stems from the inability of deep learning models in reliably distinguishing motion artifacts from true anatomical structures, due to insufficient awareness of artifact characteristics. To address this challenge, we proposed PERCEPT-Net, a deep learning framework that enhances structure preserving and suppresses artifact through dedicated perceptual supervision.Method: PERCEPT-Net is built on a residual U-Net backbone and incorporates three auxiliary components. The first multi-scale recovery module is designed to preserve both global anatomical context and fine structural details, while the second dual attention mechanisms further improve performance by prioritizing clinically relevant features. At the core of the framework is the third Motion Perceptual Loss (MPL), an artifact-aware perceptual supervision strategy that learns generalized representations of MRI motion artifacts, enabling the model to effectively suppress them while maintaining anatomical fidelity. The model is trained on a hybrid dataset comprising both real and simulated paired volumes, and its performance is validated on a prospective test set using a combination of quantitative metrics and qualitative assessments by experienced radiologists.Result: PERCEPT-Net outperformed state-of-the-art methods on clinical data. Ablation studies identified the Motion Perceptual Loss as the primary contributor to this performance, yielding significant improvements in structural consistency and tissue contrast, as reflected by higher SSIM and PSNR values. These findings were further corroborated by radiologist evaluations, which demonstrated significantly higher diagnostic confidence in the corrected volumes.
title Removing Motion Artifact in MRI by Using a Perceptual Loss Driven Deep Learning Framework
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
I.2.10, I.4.3, I.4.5
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.10439