EP3698157A1 - Génération optimisée d'images irm par un système irm multi-antennes - Google Patents
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- the present invention generally relates to the field of medical imaging and more particularly to nuclear magnetic resonance imaging or MRI.
- the present invention aims to improve the quality of the images in magnitude and phase, obtained by an MRI system comprising a plurality of radio frequency (RF) receiver antennas.
- RF radio frequency
- MRI is based on the principle of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), which uses the quantum properties of atomic nuclei.
- NMR nuclear magnetic resonance
- MRI requires a strong and stable magnetic field produced by a superconducting magnet that creates tissue magnetization by aligning magnetic spin moments. Weaker oscillating magnetic fields, called “radiofrequency”, are then applied so as to slightly modify this alignment. The return to equilibrium, noted relaxation gives rise to a radio frequency signal measurable by an antenna.
- MRI magnetic resonance
- An inverse Fourier transform applied to the data in the space k makes it possible to form complex image data in the spatial domain, ie data with complex values, of an anatomical zone of a subject.
- image data can correspond to a two-dimensional image (or "slice") or volume image (that is to say three-dimensional).
- a magnitude image formed of the modules of complex values in each pixel of the image data obtained is traditionally used because it has a maximum signal-to-noise ratio.
- An in-phase image, formed of the arguments of the complex values in each pixel of the image data obtained can also be used to measure velocities and flows, for example blood, or to provide information on the macroscopic variations of the magnetic field.
- MRI systems with multiple antennas or antenna elements have been developed to explore a wide area of interest and provide an improved signal-to-noise ratio over single-antenna systems.
- Such multi-antenna MRI systems are formed of a set of several surface antennas, arranged for example side by side. Each antenna has its own radiofrequency signal receiving channel and produces an image of the anatomical region in which it is located. The different images obtained in the spatial domain are then combined by computer algorithms to form a terminal image.
- a classic combination of images is based on the so-called sum of squares technique (or SoS for Sum of Squares in English).
- the present invention aims to improve known techniques for obtaining images in magnitude and / or phase better quality, that is to say having an improved signal-to-noise ratio and / or with fewer artifacts.
- the invention provides a method of generating an image of a subject using a nuclear magnetic resonance imaging system, MRI, comprising a plurality of radiofrequency receiver antennas, the method comprising the following steps:
- the covariance matrix has non-diagonal coefficients that are non-zero, and
- each complex piece of data image is weighted by the diagonal element of the covariance matrix or its inverse or pseudo-inverse matrix corresponding to the antenna by means of which said complex data is obtained.
- the invention also relates to a nuclear magnetic resonance imaging system, MRI, comprising a plurality of radiofrequency receiving antennas and at least one processor configured to:
- each complex image data is weighted by the diagonal element of the covariance matrix or of its inverse or pseudo-inverse matrix corresponding to the antenna with which said complex data is obtained.
- the MRI system has similar advantages to those of the above method.
- the method further comprises the following steps:
- the reference antenna is one of said antennas which is sensitive on the whole of a volume of interest formed by the subject. This approach simplifies the processing to remove the sensitivity of each antenna within the various data obtained.
- the reference antenna is a virtual antenna formed by linear combination of said antennas of the MRI system. This makes it possible to overcome the problem of the absence of an antenna having a sensitivity on the entire volume of interest.
- the linear combination determination may include a phase correction of the obtained complex image data. This makes it possible to avoid or limit a loss of signal-to-noise ratio in the development and use of the reference virtual antenna.
- This correction on complex image data obtained by means of an antenna can be carried out independently of the other antennas, by means of weighting coefficients of the antennas chosen in an appropriate way, that is to say on the basis of complex image data obtained using said antenna only.
- the correction can be performed by subtracting, from the complex image data obtained using an antenna, the phase of the sum of the complex image data obtained with the aid of said antenna (for the same moment of acquisition).
- This correction is simpler than that implemented in the Parker publication. It makes it possible to reduce overall phase noise in the data, and thus to transcribe the coherent phase of the explored tissue of the subject.
- the inventor has found that, thanks to this phase correction of the images, the false estimation situations of the reference antenna in the application of the aforementioned Parker publication have disappeared.
- the images of the subject generated by the invention are therefore generally of better quality.
- it can be performed by subtracting from the complex image data obtained using an antenna a predetermined phase value so that the complex image data obtained using several or even all the antennas have the same phase value (preferably zero) in the same pixel.
- This predetermined value can be calculated for each antenna, corresponding for example to the phase obtained by this antenna at said pixel (or spatial point of the observed area).
- this pixel or spatial point can be chosen in a maximum overlap area between the antennas. Several points can be chosen in the case where all antennas do not present a common recovery.
- the linear combination comprises a weighting of the complex image data corrected according to the magnitude of the set of complex data (for example a weighting by the inverse of the sum of the modules of these data complex). This allows in particular to normalize the different images acquired between them.
- the step of replacing comprises applying a low-pass filter to a phase difference between a complex image data obtained using an antenna and a complex piece of data. corresponding (ie of the same coordinates) obtained for the reference antenna, and the subtraction of this filtered phase difference from the phase of the complex image data obtained by means of the antenna.
- the image data obtained for the reference virtual antenna may correspond to the aforementioned linear combination applied to the image data obtained using the different antennas mentioned in this linear combination.
- this subtraction can be achieved by multiplying the complex image data obtained by the antenna 'j' in each pixel (x, y, z) by exp (-i. ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4 (x, y, z )>) where ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4 (x, y, z)> is the filtered phase difference at the point (x, y, z) for the antenna j.
- the image of the generated subject is a magnitude image or a phase image or a complex image.
- Figure 1 schematically illustrates a multi-antenna MRI system 1 in which the present invention can be implemented
- Figure 2 illustrates, using a flow chart, general steps of an embodiment of generating an image according to the invention.
- FIG. 3 illustrates MRI images generated by the implementation of the invention (FIG. 3 low) compared to MRI images generated according to standard square sum reconstruction techniques, known under the abbreviation SoS (FIG. 3 top) .
- SoS abbreviation SoS
- the present invention is concerned with improving the quality of images generated by a multi-antenna nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, typically by spin echo or gradient echo sequence.
- MRI nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
- the radiofrequency signal measured by an antenna allows the acquisition, step by step, of images in the frequency space, generally the space k (otherwise known as k-space data in English terminology).
- These data in the space k correspond to a vector representing the magnetic field measured by the measuring antenna at each pixel or voxel of the observed area, in response to an excitation sequence emitted by the MRI system.
- These k-space data are complex in that their values at each pixel or voxel are complex values.
- the complex spatial data (two-dimensional or volumetric, ie three-dimensional) obtained via the multiple antennas or antenna elements in a zone or volume of interest, generally an anatomical zone of a patient subject, are combined to form a single spatial image (2D or 3D), which is generally used by the practitioner. We are talking about building an image.
- the magnitude image is formed by the modules of the complex spatial data from the combination, at the level of each pixel / voxel. In most medical applications, it is this magnitude image that is exploited.
- the in-phase image is made up of complex spatial data arguments from the same combination, at the pixel / voxel level.
- the use of the phased image is newer. It allows in particular to analyze the blood flow in an anatomical zone of interest, or to be interested in the local magnetic field variations, carried by the phase
- This publication proposes to determine an absolute phase relative to the area of interest explored, from the multi-antenna measurements. This determination involves the creation of a reference virtual antenna, the replacement of the phase component specific to each antenna by a phase component of the reference antenna within each spatial image (therefore in the complex spatial data). , then the use of an inverse matrix of noise covariance between the antennas to combine these images previously rephased on the reference virtual antenna.
- the reference virtual antenna is formed by simply combining the physical antennas of the MRI system weighted by complex weights, so as to present a sensitivity over the entire area of interest.
- the rephasing on the reference antenna is performed by applying a low-pass filter to the phase difference between the non-rephased image and a generated image corresponding to the reference antenna, and then subtracting this difference in phase filtered at the phase of the image not yet rephased.
- This rephasing ensures that the phase proper to each antenna has been replaced by the same reference phase, while maintaining the magnetization phase that we wish to observe and the noise phase. The influence of the sensitivity of the antennas is thus reduced or suppressed in these rephased images.
- the present invention takes advantage of an unexpected technical effect of improving the quality of generated magnitude and / or phase images resulting from a choice made by the inventor when combining the complex spatial images into a single image.
- the invention provides a summation of the complex image data (in the spatial domain) obtained using different antennas, by weighting these complex image data using only the diagonal elements of the covariance matrix or of its inverse or pseudo-inverse matrix (for example if the covariance matrix is not invertible), preferably the diagonal element corresponding to the antenna from which is derived each complex image data obtained in question.
- the invention thus does not provide for a complex combination using all the elements of the inverse matrix of noise covariance of the antennas as in the publication Parker et al. above, being reminded that in practice the covariance matrix is not diagonal and has one or more non-diagonal non-zero coefficients.
- the approach according to the invention thus reduces the calculation complexity during the generation of the final image of the subject observed.
- this simplified summation can be applied to the algorithm described in Parker et al. or improved versions of it.
- this algorithm is only interested in the improvement of the phase image, it is surprisingly observed that the simplified summation provided by the invention substantially improves the quality of the image in magnitude.
- Figure 1 schematically illustrates a multi-antenna MRI system 1 in which the present invention may be implemented.
- a multi-antenna MRI system 1 comprises a plurality of antennas (or antenna elements) Aj receiving radio frequency 2, 3, 4 disposed near the zone or the volume of interest, generally an anatomical zone 5. Although only three antennas are shown in the Figure, the MRI system 1 may comprise two or more such antennas. For example, there may be 64 antennas distributed near the volume of interest.
- the antennas may be surface or volume (surrounding a tunnel in which the area of interest is located), arranged side by side (phased array) or according to different plans, be receivers only or transceivers.
- the antennas all have a volume / measurement area that includes the volume / area of interest.
- the invention also applies to an antenna array that does not completely overlap the area of interest (some antennas measuring part of the area of interest and others not, vice versa for another part of the area of interest). 'interest).
- An antenna control module 6 allows the acquisition of raw complex data, known as k-space data (radio frequency signal detected) according to conventional MRI techniques well known to those skilled in the art.
- An image processing processor 7 implements treatments according to the invention for the purpose of generating an image I of a subject 5 disposed in the area of interest.
- the image I thus generated, in magnitude and / or in phase, can be displayed on screen 8, for example to a doctor.
- Several images I can be generated in time, to obtain a series of MRI images.
- the k-space data acquired by each antenna Aj 1 ... Nc, with Ne the number of antennas) are converted into space space (using a Fourier transform) .
- the complex data thus obtained are complex spatial data, denoted Pj (x, y, z) at each point P (x, y, z) of the volume of interest.
- the spatial data pj (x, y, z) obtained using each antenna Aj can be realigned in the same frame ( ⁇ , ⁇ , ⁇ ), so that two pixels pi (x, y, z) and p2 (x, y, z) obtained using two antennas Ai and A 2 and having the same coordinates (x, y, z) in this frame of reference correspond to the same point P (x, y , z) the volume of interest.
- pi (x, y, z) designates the data of the constructed image I for the point P (x, y, z) from the different image data acquired.
- FIG. 2 illustrates, by means of a flow chart, general steps of an embodiment of generation of an image I of the subject 5 by the image building processor 7 for a current instant t of acquisition . All or part of these steps can be repeated at subsequent acquisition times to form a time series of MRI images.
- the initial step 20 consists in determining a noise covariance matrix for the antenna array AA N c.
- This symmetric matrix of size N c ⁇ N c denoted R, represents the noise coupling between the individual antennas, and therefore the influence of the antennas Aj to each other.
- a single covariance matrix can be determined for all points P (x, y, z) of the observed interest volume.
- P points P (x, y, z) of the observed interest volume.
- R an automatic and periodic reevaluation of the matrix R, for example if an acquisition is prolonged in time.
- Rij denotes the element of R at column i and line j (i, I [1 ... N C ]).
- Ru is the diagonal element of position i, corresponding to antenna A, that is to say the variance of A.
- Step 20 may be performed at system start 1 or, preferably, before each imaging session performed (i.e. before a series of data acquisitions in the space k for a patient in response to an excitation MRI sequence).
- the covariance matrix R is estimated from a noise acquisition only: the radio frequency excitation and / or the magnetic field gradients are deactivated and the MRI system acquires noise samples to estimate the noise on each antenna Aj. A correlation between these noises can be estimated and retranscribed as a covariance matrix.
- the covariance matrix R represents a measurement, by each antenna A ,, of thermal and / or electronic noise due to the other antennas Aj (for the non-diagonal elements of the matrix) or due to the antenna A, it -even (for diagonal elements).
- the skilled person knows many techniques for determining the covariance matrix or matrices
- the covariance matrix (and therefore its inverse or pseudo-inverse) has non-diagonal elements that are non-zero.
- Step 20 is followed by step 22 in which the MRI system 1 acquires raw data (k-space data) from the area of interest (in which a patient has been placed for example), transforms them into the space domain to obtain raw spatial data.
- raw data k-space data
- the raw spatial image data thus obtained are denoted by the antenna Aj (je [1 ... N c ]).
- These data can be volumic: Pj (x, y, z) for each point P (x, y, z) of the volume of interest, or be two-dimensional for example within a slice
- Steps 24 and 26 are optional, meaning that step 28 described later can be applied directly to the raw image data obtained in step 22.
- a reference antenna denoted Ref. This reference antenna will be used, as described below, to rephasing the different raw image data obtained so that they are decorrelated to the maximum of the sensitivity of their own respective antennas.
- Step 24 may simply consist in taking one of said antennas Aj which is sensitive over a whole volume of interest formed by the subject.
- a variant envisaged consists in forming a virtual antenna by linear combination of said antennas Aj of the IRM system 1: Ref w J pj where wj is a weight assigned to the antenna Aj in the linear combination, to rotate each datum pj in a preferred direction and to normalize the reference antenna (
- 1 for example, which allows to multiply data by Ref without changing the magnitude of the data).
- step 24 comprises a first phase correction sub-step 240 of the complex image data obtained. This step is intended to standardize each channel in terms of phase.
- this correction can be used to choose a phase offset that cancels the phase of the data pj obtained with the aid of each antenna Aj, at the same point P. 0 (xo, yo, z 0 ).
- one subtracts, in the R phase, said corrective thus determined, so that the data R of more or all antennas have the same phase value (preferably zero) in the same pixel.
- ⁇ Pj arg (p (x 0 , y 0 , z 0 )).
- this approach must be cascaded (daisy chain in English language) between a first sub-volume where some antennas have a common point P 0 where to cancel for example the phase of the complex data obtained, then a second sub-volume where some antennas have another common point Pi where the phase of the complex data obtained will take a specific value.
- This precise value is for example given by the value at the point Pi of an image belonging to the two subvolumes, whose phase has already been canceled in P 0 .
- a preferred variant of correction is not dependent on the degree of overlap of the antennas.
- the correction is performed by subtracting, from the complex image data obtained using an antenna, the phase of the sum of the complex image data obtained with the aid of said antenna.
- This correction 240 is performed on each set of raw data pj obtained using an antenna Aj.
- Step 242 then calculates the reference antenna Ref for the current instant t, by linear combination of the antennas Aj.
- the linear combination may comprise a weighting of the corrected data pj as a function of the magnitude of the set of data pj obtained, for example a weighting by the inverse of the sum of the modules of the pj.
- Ref > or l-1 is a function absolute value (or module
- the reference antenna Ref can be determined once and then stored in memory for a series of measurements (step 22 repeated at different consecutive instants of the same subject explored, or even with a new subject).
- the reference antenna can be re-determined whenever parameters of the MRI sequence are modified.
- step 26 consists for the image construction processor 7 of rephasing the acquired raw image data with respect to the reference antenna Ref determined, so that their phases no longer depend on the sensitivity specific to their corresponding Aj antennas. During this step, it can therefore be expected to replace, in each complex image data obtained using an antenna, a phase component specific to the antenna by a phase component of the reference antenna. corresponding to the same spatial position as the complex image data.
- This operation can be performed in several sub-steps.
- a phase difference 3 ⁇ 4 (x, y, z) between a complex image data obtained Pj (x, y, z) and a corresponding complex data (ie with the same coordinates) generated for reference antenna Ref (x, y, z) is calculated:
- this phase difference is filtered to remove the noise-related phase components. Since the noise is not correlated between pixels in the acquired data, unlike the sensitivity of the antennas, a low-pass filter (in the frequency domain of the images) is used.
- a Hanning filter can be used, of the Hanning 3D filter type when acquiring three-dimensional data (ie when 3 ⁇ 4 (x, y, z) is three-dimensional) or of the 2D Hanning filter type with two-dimensional data (3 ⁇ 4 (x, y) is 2D).
- a 2D Hanning filter can also be used for three-dimensional data.
- 3 ⁇ 4 (x, y, z) is then "split" into slices (2D), for example by setting z constant, then each 2D slice is transformed into the frequency domain (using a Fourier transform ) before applying the Hanning filter. The result is reconverted in the space domain.
- a filter as discussed in the "Combination of Signals from Array Coils Using Image-Based Estimation of Coilability Proficiency Profiles" (Bydder et al., Magn Reson Med 2002; 47: 539-548) may be used.
- this filtered phase difference is subtracted from the phase of the image complex data element considered: arg (pj (x, y, z)) - ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4 (x, y, z)>.
- pj (x, y, z) pj x, y, z). e ⁇ l ⁇ i ⁇ x ' y ' z ⁇ .
- the weight used is proportional, or even equal, contrary to the diagonal element of R, or it is proportional, or even equal to the diagonal element of R -1 :
- each complex image data obtained is weighted by the inverse of the diagonal element of the covariance matrix corresponding to the antenna with which the complex data was obtained or by the diagonal element of the (pseudo) inverse covariance matrix corresponding to the same antenna.
- the signal pi thus generated is complex, making it possible to construct a magnitude image of the explored zone and / or a phase image of this same zone.
- This summation according to the invention is of low computational complexity (compared to the solution described in Parket et al., For example) for a clear improvement in the quality of the images constructed (compared to the solutions of the machine manufacturers IRM s' using a simple unweighted summation of the images obtained using the different antennas, for example).
- FIG. 3 illustrates MRI images generated by the implementation of the invention using the inverse of the diagonal elements of the covariance matrix R (FIG. 3 low) compared with MRI images generated according to the standard techniques of sum reconstruction. squares, known under the abbreviation SoS ( Figure 3 top).
- phased image In the phased image (right), conventionally observed artifacts are removed, including English-language branch line artifacts, open-ended fringe lines, and phase discontinuities (see arrow F1).
- the embodiments described above first seek to improve the phased image, the inventor has found that the magnitude image (left) is also significantly improved when the final summation 28 uses the only diagonal coefficients of the covariance matrix R (here) or of its inverse matrix R 1 .
- the inventor has observed a lower intensity variation, which is therefore beneficial, in the magnitude images.
- the implementation of the invention makes it possible to correct biases in the image.
- the contrast in the center of the explored area is enhanced (see the image at the bottom left), even though the antenna sensitivity profile may be unknown.
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