Identification of Laminar Composition in Cerebral Cortex Using Low-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Images and Trust Region Optimization Algorithm

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JAMÁRIK Jakub VOJTÍŠEK Lubomír CHUROVÁ Vendula KAŠPÁREK Tomáš SCHWARZ Daniel

Rok publikování 2022
Druh Článek v odborném periodiku
Časopis / Zdroj Diagnostics
Fakulta / Pracoviště MU

Lékařská fakulta

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www https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/1/24
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12010024
Klíčová slova cortical layers; mathematical modeling; MR imaging; optimization algorithm; brain imaging
Popis Pathological changes in the cortical lamina can cause several mental disorders. Visualization of these changes in vivo would enhance their diagnostics. Recently a framework for visualizing cortical structures by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has emerged. This is based on mathematical modeling of multi-component T1 relaxation at the sub-voxel level. This work proposes a new approach for their estimation. The approach is validated using simulated data. Sixteen MRI experiments were carried out on healthy volunteers. A modified echo-planar imaging (EPI) sequence was used to acquire 105 individual volumes. Data simulating the images were created, serving as the ground truth. The model was fitted to the data using a modified Trust Region algorithm. In single voxel experiments, the estimation accuracy of the T1 relaxation times depended on the number of optimization starting points and the level of noise. A single starting point resulted in a mean percentage error (MPE) of 6.1%, while 100 starting points resulted in a perfect fit. The MPE was <5% for the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) ? 38 dB. Concerning multiple voxel experiments, the MPE was <5% for all components. Estimation of T1 relaxation times can be achieved using the modified algorithm with MPE < 5%.
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