InSpect: INtegrated SPECTral component estimation and mapping for multi-contrast microstructural MRI

Slator, Paddy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6967-989X, Hutter, Jana, Marinescu, Ravzan V., Palombo, Marco ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4892-7967, Young, Alexandra L., Jackson, Laurence H., Ho, Alison, Chappell, Lucy C., Rutherford, Mary, Hajnal, Joseph V. and Alexander, Daniel C. 2019. InSpect: INtegrated SPECTral component estimation and mapping for multi-contrast microstructural MRI. Presented at: IPMI 2019: International Conference on Information Processing in Medical Imaging, 2-7 June 2019. Published in: Chung, Albert C. S., Gee, James C., Yushkevich, Paul A. and Bao, Siqi eds. Information Processing in Medical Imaging: 26th International Conference, IPMI 2019, Hong Kong, China, June 2–7, 2019, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Springer, pp. 755-766. 10.1007/978-3-030-20351-1_59

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Abstract

We introduce a novel algorithm for deriving meaningful maps from multi-contrast MRI experiments. Such experiments enable the estimation of multidimensional correlation spectra, in domains such as T1-diffusivity, T2-diffusivity, or T1-T2. These spectra combine information from complementary MR properties, and therefore have the potential for improved quantification of distinct tissue types compared to single-contrast analyses. However, spectral estimation is an ill-conditioned problem which is highly sensitive to noise and requires significant regularisation. We propose an Expectation-Maximisation based method - which we term InSpect - for unified analysis of multi-contrast MR images. The algorithm simultaneously estimates canonical spectra associated with distinct tissue types within an image, and produces maps quantifying the spatial distribution of these spectra. We test the algorithm’s capabilities on simulated data, then apply to placental diffusion-relaxometry data. On placental data we identified significant within-organ and across-subject variation in T2*-ADC spectra - showing the potential of InSpect for detailed separation and quantification of distinct microstructural environments.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Psychology
Publisher:	Springer
ISSN:	0302-9743
Last Modified:	14 Nov 2023 17:07
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/147889

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