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Rationale And Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate image quality for contrast-enhanced (CE) neck MRI with a deep learning-reconstructed VIBE sequence with acceleration factors (AF) 4 (DL4-VIBE) and 6 (DL6-VIBE).
Methods: Patients referred for neck MRI were examined in a 3-Tesla scanner in this prospective, single-center study. Four CE fat-saturated (FS) VIBE sequences were acquired in each patient: Star-VIBE (4:01 min), VIBE (2:05 min), DL4-VIBE (0:24 min), DL6-VIBE (0:17 min). Image quality was evaluated by three radiologists with a 5-point Likert scale and included overall image quality, muscle contour delineation, conspicuity of mucosa and pharyngeal musculature, FS uniformity, and motion artifacts. Objective image quality was assessed with signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), and quantification of metal artifacts.
Results: 68 patients (60.3% male; mean age 57.4±16 years) were included in this study. DL4-VIBE was superior for overall image quality, delineation of muscle contours, differentiation of mucosa and pharyngeal musculature, vascular delineation, and motion artifacts. Notably, DL4-VIBE exhibited exceptional FS uniformity (p<0.001). SNR and CNR were superior for DL4-VIBE compared to all other sequences (p<0.001). Metal artifacts were least pronounced in the standard VIBE, followed by DL4-VIBE (p<0.001). Although DL6-VIBE was inferior to DL4-VIBE, it demonstrated improved FS homogeneity, delineation of pharyngeal mucosa, and CNR compared to Star-VIBE and VIBE.
Conclusion: DL4-VIBE significantly improves image quality for CE neck MRI with a fraction of the scan time of conventional sequences.
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