TheApplicationofCompressedSensingforRapidMRI.pptVIP

* M. Strohmeier March 29th, 2011 Markus Strohmeier Sparse MRI: The Application of Compressed Sensing for Rapid MRI Michael Lustig, David Donoho, John M. Pauly M. Strohmeier March 29th, 2011 Outline Overview of MRI imaging Motivation for Compressed Sensing Signal constraints for CS, Sparsity, PSF Sampling Schemes and Data Processing Results of Sparse MRI Outlook M. Strohmeier March 29th, 2011 Overview of MRI imaging (1) The sample is exposed to a static magnetic field B0 which polarizes the protons along a certain direction. In the B0-field, the protons show a resonance behavior when excited by a microwave which can be seen by a receiver coil. By applying a spatial gradient to the static B-field, one changes the resonance frequency as a function of the spatial coordinate. Limiting factors are: Slew rate and amplitude of gradient M. Strohmeier March 29th, 2011 Overview of MRI imaging (2) Magnetic Resonance Imaging samples the frequency space of the human body - Data set consists of Fourier Coefficients M. Strohmeier March 29th, 2011 Overview of MRI imaging (3) M. Strohmeier March 29th, 2011 Motivation for Compressed Sensing Most images can be compressed with some transform algorithm (JPEG or JPEG2000), as the most important information is carried by only a fraction of the Fourier coefficients. Neglecting the high frequency coefficients (they carry only little energy) doesnt degrade the image noticeable enough for the human eye. QUESTION: If we throw away most of the image information anyway, why do we have to acquire it at all in the first place? M. Strohmeier March 29th, 2011 Motivation for Compressed Sensing This approach does not work for images captured in the spatial domain: Which and how much pixels should be omitted? However, since MRI captures frequency information, CS has the potential to reduce the necessary amount of acquired data to reconstruct the image. → Reduced acquisition time makes a scan shorter and less stressful for the patie