Feasibility of an accelerated 2D-multi-contrast knee MRI protocol using deep-learning image reconstruction: a prospective intraindividual comparison with a standard MRI protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to evaluate the image quality and diagnostic performance of a deep-learning (DL)-accelerated two-dimensional (2D) turbo spin echo (TSE) MRI of the knee at 1.5 and 3 T in clinical routine in comparison to standard MRI.

Material and methods

Sixty participants, who underwent knee MRI at 1.5 and 3 T between October/2020 and March/2021 with a protocol using standard 2D-TSE (TSE_S) and DL-accelerated 2D-TSE sequences (TSE_DL), were enrolled in this prospective institutional review board-approved study. Three radiologists assessed the sequences regarding structural abnormalities and evaluated the images concerning overall image quality, artifacts, noise, sharpness, subjective signal-to-noise ratio, and diagnostic confidence u

SUBMITTER: Herrmann J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9381615 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature