Finite Radial Reconstruction for Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Theoretical Study

Shekhar S. Chandra, Ramitha Archchige, Gary Ruben, Jin Jin, Mingyan Li, Andrew M. Kingston, Imants Svalbe, Stuart Crozier

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    Abstract

    Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is an important imaging modality for diagnostic medicine due to its ability to visualize the soft tissue of the human body in three dimensions (3D) without ionizing radiation. MR imaging however, typically relies on measurement techniques that do not exploit the geometry of discrete Fourier space, so called k-space, where the measurements are made. In this work, we firstly present a novel k-space tiling scheme that utilizes the finite geometry of discrete Fourier space via the discrete Fourier slice theorem. This produces a sampling of k-space that is pseudo-radial, to be more noise and patient-movement tolerant, and pseudo-random, further improving robustness to noise, whilst sampling with sufficient density near the central k-space region, where the majority of power of anatomical images lies. Secondly, we introduce a stable and iterative discrete reconstruction scheme for recovering images from their limited k-space measurements (in the form discrete slices) based on the maximum likelihood expectation maximization approach. We study the performance of the proposed approach using simulated MR measurements in k-space.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication2016 International Conference on Digital Image Computing
    Subtitle of host publicationTechniques and Applications, DICTA 2016
    EditorsAlan Wee-Chung Liew, Jun Zhou, Yongsheng Gao, Zhiyong Wang, Clinton Fookes, Brian Lovell, Michael Blumenstein
    PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    ISBN (Electronic)9781509028962
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 22 Dec 2016
    Event2016 International Conference on Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications, DICTA 2016 - Gold Coast, Australia
    Duration: 30 Nov 20162 Dec 2016

    Publication series

    Name2016 International Conference on Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications, DICTA 2016

    Conference

    Conference2016 International Conference on Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications, DICTA 2016
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    CityGold Coast
    Period30/11/162/12/16

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