Application of a Novel Iterative Denoising and Image Enhancement Technique in T1-Weighted Precontrast and Postcontrast Gradient Echo Imaging of the Abdomen: Improvement of Image Quality and Diagnostic Confidence.

Investigative Radiology
Sebastian GassenmaierAhmed E Othman

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of a novel iterative denoising and image enhancement technique in T1-weighted precontrast and postcontrast volume-interpolated breath-hold examination (VIBE) of the abdomen on image quality, noise levels, and diagnostic confidence without change of acquisition parameters. Fifty patients were included in this retrospective, monocentric, institutional review board-approved study after clinically indicated magnetic resonance imaging of the abdomen including T1-weighted precontrast and postcontrast imaging. After acquisition of the standard VIBE (VIBES), images were processed with a novel reconstruction algorithm using the same raw data as for VIBES, resulting in a denoised and enhanced dataset (VIBEDE). Two different radiologists evaluated both datasets in a randomized order regarding sharpness of organs as well as vessels, noise levels, artifacts, overall image quality, and diagnostic confidence using a Likert scale ranging from 1 to 4 with 4 being the best. Furthermore, in the presence of focal liver lesions, the largest lesion was measured in the postcontrast dataset, and lesion detectability was analyzed using a Likert scale (1-4). Precontrast and postcontrast sharpness of or...Continue Reading

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