WO2021217391A1 - Rapid magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method and apparatus - Google Patents

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WO2021217391A1
WO2021217391A1 PCT/CN2020/087385 CN2020087385W WO2021217391A1 WO 2021217391 A1 WO2021217391 A1 WO 2021217391A1 CN 2020087385 W CN2020087385 W CN 2020087385W WO 2021217391 A1 WO2021217391 A1 WO 2021217391A1
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  • the embodiments of the present application belong to the field of magnetic resonance technology, and in particular, relate to a fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method, device, terminal device, and storage medium.
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging is a powerful medical imaging mode. It has no ionizing radiation and can provide a variety of image contrasts. It can obtain information on human anatomy, physiological functions, blood flow and metabolism.
  • MRF magnetic resonance fingerprint imaging
  • Magnetic resonance fingerprint imaging technology mainly includes the use of N excitations with different repetition time (TR), echo time (TE) and flip angle (FA) pulse sequences, collecting N sets of data and reconstructing N highly undersampled images.
  • One aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method, which includes:
  • N groups of data are collected through a pulse sequence, and N images are reconstructed based on the N groups of data; where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1;
  • the parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 are used to generate a dictionary through a fractional Bloch model;
  • the signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images is matched with the entries in the dictionary, and the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined as the output of fingerprint imaging according to the matching degree, and R is an integer greater than or equal to 1. .
  • the method further includes:
  • the dictionary is divided into K categories according to the fractional order factor, and K is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
  • the fractional factor is a fractional factor for T1 and T2.
  • the value range of the fractional factor is between 0 and 2.
  • the matching the signal sequences of corresponding pixels on the N images with entries in the dictionary, and determining the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps as the output of fingerprint imaging according to the matching degree includes:
  • Quantitative imaging images include quantitative imaging images of R tissue characteristic parameters
  • M tissue regions of interest are selected.
  • the R tissue characteristic parameters of the M tissue regions of interest of the quantitative imaging images of each group of tissue characteristic parameters are compared with the R empirical tissue characteristic parameters of the corresponding regions, and the final tissue is determined according to the deviation obtained from the comparison.
  • the characteristic parameter map is used as the output of fingerprint imaging.
  • the matching and identifying the signal sequence composed of the corresponding pixels of the N images with the entries in the dictionary of each category to obtain the quantitative imaging images of the K groups of tissue characteristic parameters includes:
  • the tissue characteristic parameters of all pixels are converted into R quantitative imaging images.
  • the selecting M tissue regions of interest includes:
  • the image area corresponding to the tissue of a single component is selected on the quantitative imaging image as the tissue area of interest.
  • the tissue characteristic parameters of the M tissue regions of interest in the quantitative imaging images of each group of tissue characteristic parameters are matched with the R empirical tissue characteristic parameters of the corresponding regions, and the results are obtained according to the comparison.
  • the degree of deviation determines the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps as the result of fingerprint imaging and output, including:
  • the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined.
  • the determining the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps according to the difference between each row vector of the matrix J and the row vector r includes:
  • the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined according to the tissue characteristic parameter corresponding to the smallest value in the column vector err.
  • the calculating the residual sum of squares of each row vector in the matrix J and the row vector r is specifically:
  • the difference is divided by the corresponding empirical tissue characteristic parameter and squared.
  • the tissue characteristic parameter is T1 and/or T2.
  • the collecting N sets of data through a pulse sequence and reconstructing to obtain N images based on the N sets of data includes:
  • the fractional Bloch model is:
  • M z (t) M z (0)+[M 0 -M z (0)][1-E ⁇ (-(t/T 1 ) ⁇ )]
  • M xy (t) M xy (0)[E ⁇ (-(t/T 2 ) ⁇ )]+M xy ( ⁇ )
  • a second aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging device, which includes:
  • the acquisition module is used to acquire N sets of data through a pulse sequence, and reconstruct N images based on the N sets of data; where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1;
  • a dictionary generation module for generating a dictionary using the parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 through the fractional Bloch model;
  • the matching imaging module is used to match the signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images with the entries in the dictionary, and determine the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps as the output of fingerprint imaging according to the matching degree, and R is greater than or equal to An integer of 1.
  • the third aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a terminal device, including a memory, a processor, and computer-readable instructions stored in the memory and running on the processor, and the processor executes the computer-readable instructions.
  • the following steps are implemented when ordering:
  • N groups of data are collected through a pulse sequence, and N images are reconstructed based on the N groups of data; where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1;
  • the parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 are used to generate a dictionary through a fractional Bloch model;
  • the signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images is matched with the entries in the dictionary, and the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined as the output of fingerprint imaging according to the matching degree, and R is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
  • the processor further implements the following steps when executing the computer-readable instructions:
  • the dictionary is divided into K categories according to the fractional order factor, and K is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
  • the matching the signal sequences of corresponding pixels on the N images with entries in the dictionary, and determining the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps as the output of fingerprint imaging according to the matching degree includes:
  • Quantitative imaging images include quantitative imaging images of R tissue characteristic parameters
  • M tissue regions of interest are selected.
  • the characteristic parameter map is used as the output of fingerprint imaging.
  • the tissue characteristic parameters of the M tissue regions of interest in the quantitative imaging images of each group of tissue characteristic parameters are matched with the R empirical tissue characteristic parameters of the corresponding regions, and the results are obtained according to the comparison.
  • the degree of deviation determines the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps as the result of fingerprint imaging and output, including:
  • the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined.
  • the determining the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps according to the difference between each row vector of the matrix J and the row vector r includes:
  • the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined according to the tissue characteristic parameter corresponding to the smallest value in the column vector err.
  • the fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a computer storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium stores computer-readable instructions, wherein the computer-readable instructions are executed by a processor to implement the following steps:
  • N groups of data are collected through a pulse sequence, and N images are reconstructed based on the N groups of data; where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1;
  • the parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 are used to generate a dictionary through a fractional Bloch model;
  • the signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images is matched with the entries in the dictionary, and the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined as the output of fingerprint imaging according to the matching degree, and R is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
  • the fifth aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a computer program product, which when the computer program product runs on a terminal device, causes the terminal device to execute the fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method described in any one of the above-mentioned first aspects.
  • N sets of data are collected through a pulse sequence, and N images are reconstructed based on the N sets of data; the parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin
  • the relaxation time constant T2 is used to generate a dictionary through the fractional Bloch model; the signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images is matched with the elements in the dictionary, and the final tissue characteristic parameter value is determined according to the degree of matching.
  • the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 are combined to generate a dictionary, the accuracy of quantitative imaging can be improved.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario provided by an embodiment of the present application
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method provided by an embodiment of the present application
  • Fig. 3(a) is a schematic diagram of the flip angle FA in the pulse sequence provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • Figure 3(b) is a schematic diagram of the repetition time TR and the echo time TE in the pulse sequence provided by an embodiment of the present application;
  • FIG. 4 is a timing diagram of a pulse sequence provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of categorizing dictionaries according to fractional order factors according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a process of dividing N images into K groups of images according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of selecting a tissue region of interest in an image according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic flowchart of a fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of sorting the labels of pixels in a tissue region of interest according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of the effect of this application and the effect of other methods provided by an embodiment of the application;
  • FIG. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging device provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • the term “if” can be construed as “when” or “once” or “in response to determination” or “in response to detecting “.
  • the phrase “if determined” or “if detected [described condition or event]” can be interpreted as meaning “once determined” or “in response to determination” or “once detected [described condition or event]” depending on the context ]” or “in response to detection of [condition or event described]”.
  • Magnetic resonance imaging is a powerful medical imaging mode. It has no ionizing radiation and can provide a variety of image contrasts. It can obtain information on human anatomy, physiological functions, blood flow and metabolism.
  • traditional MRI is used for quantitative imaging, its application is limited by the scan time.
  • the spin-echo sequence of inversion recovery is repeatedly scanned multiple times to change the inversion recovery time (TI) while keeping other scanning parameters unchanged, and the spin-lattice relaxation time constant (T1) is measured by nonlinear fitting.
  • the spin echo sequence is repeatedly scanned to change the echo time while keeping other scanning parameters unchanged, and the spin-spin relaxation time constant (T2) is measured by nonlinear fitting.
  • Magnetic resonance fingerprint imaging is a new fast quantitative magnetic resonance imaging technology, which can obtain multiple characteristic parameters of tissues at the same time in one scan.
  • Magnetic resonance fingerprint imaging technology mainly includes the use of N excitations with different repetition time (TR), echo time (TE) and flip angle (FA) pulse sequences, collecting N sets of data and reconstructing N highly undersampled images. Then use the first-order Bloch model to generate a dictionary according to the parameters TR, TE and FA of the pulse sequence, and finally match and identify the signals of the corresponding pixels on the N images with the elements in the dictionary point by point, so that multiple parameters of the organization can be obtained at the same time result.
  • TR repetition time
  • TE echo time
  • FA flip angle
  • the fractional fingerprint imaging uses a point-by-point fractional factor, which improves the local matching accuracy but sacrifices the signal-to-noise ratio and global accuracy of the image.
  • the result of the fractional fingerprint imaging is better than that of the first-order fingerprint.
  • the imaging results are good, but there is still a certain gap with the classical quantitative magnetic resonance imaging MRI.
  • the present invention proposes a fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method based on fractional fingerprint quantitative imaging.
  • N sets of data are collected through a pulse sequence, and N images are reconstructed based on the N sets of data;
  • Parameter, spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 a dictionary is generated through the fractional Bloch model; the signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images is compared with the entries in the dictionary Matching, the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined according to the matching degree as the output of fingerprint imaging, which is generated by combining the parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 Dictionary, so the obtained R tissue characteristic parameter maps can improve the accuracy of quantitative imaging.
  • the embodiments of the present application can be applied to the exemplary scenario shown in FIG. 1.
  • the magnetic resonance device 10 and the server 20 constitute an application scenario of the above-mentioned fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method.
  • the magnetic resonance device 10 obtains N sets of data according to the pulse sequence of the server 20, the data may be fingerprint image data, and sends the N sets of data to the server 20; the server 20 reconstructs and obtains N images based on the N sets of data,
  • the parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 are used to generate a dictionary through the fractional Bloch model, and the signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images is compared with the dictionary
  • the items in are matched, and the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined according to the matching degree as the output of fingerprint imaging.
  • the above-mentioned final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are R tissue characteristic parameters that can reflect human tissues, and the above-mentioned final R tissue characteristic parameter maps can be displayed as corresponding human tissue images, for example, for the above-mentioned final R tissue
  • the characteristic parameter map can be displayed as a corresponding human tissue image after image processing, so that the doctor can make reference observation.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method according to an embodiment of the present application. Referring to FIG. 2, the fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method is detailed as follows:
  • N sets of data are collected through a pulse sequence, and N images are reconstructed based on the N sets of data; where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
  • step 110 may specifically be: in each excitation of the foregoing pulse sequence, different repetition time (Time of Repetition, TR), echo time (Time of Echo, TE), and flip angle (Flip Angle) are used. ,FA), N sets of data are collected and reconstructed to obtain N images.
  • TR Time of Repetition
  • TE Time of Echo
  • Flip Angle flip angle
  • the repetition time TR, echo time TE, and flip angle FA can be adjusted. Different repetition time TR, echo time TE, and flip angle FA correspond to different pulse sequences, and then collect data according to different pulse sequences. For example, you can Is the fingerprint image data.
  • Figures 3(a) and 3(b) provide an exemplary embodiment of the entire repetition time TR, the echo time TE, and the flip angle FA.
  • the flip angle FA is adjusted in Figure 3(a).
  • the repetition time TR and the echo time TE are adjusted.
  • the repetition time TR, the echo time TE, and the flip of the pulse sequence can be achieved through the methods shown in Figure 3(a) and Figure 3(b)
  • the angle FA is adjusted, and the obtained pulse sequence is shown in FIG. 4, and N sets of data are collected according to the pulse sequence shown in FIG. 4, which may be fingerprint image data, for example.
  • step 120 the parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 are used to generate a dictionary through a fractional Bloch model.
  • the relaxation time is a characteristic time of a dynamic system, and it is the time required for a certain variable of the system to change from a transient state to a certain steady state.
  • the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 is the time constant for the recovery of the longitudinal magnetization, also known as the longitudinal relaxation time constant;
  • the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 is the time constant for the disappearance of the transverse magnetization, also known as the transverse Relaxation time constant.
  • the parameters of the aforementioned pulse sequence may include the repetition time TR, the echo time TE, and the flip angle FA.
  • the fractional Bloch model is used to generate a dictionary, so that the dictionary can be more accurate Reflects the tissue characteristic parameters, so that the subsequent imaging accuracy is higher.
  • step 130 the signal sequences of corresponding pixels on the N images are matched with entries in the dictionary, and the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined as the output of fingerprint imaging according to the matching degree, and R is greater than or equal to 1. Integer.
  • the signal sequences of corresponding pixels on the N images can be matched with entries in the dictionary, and the signal sequence with the highest matching degree can be used as the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps as the output of fingerprint imaging, or according to the matching
  • the signal sequence whose degree is greater than the threshold determines the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps as the output of fingerprint imaging, which is not limited and can be set according to actual needs.
  • the degree of matching can be determined according to the magnitude of the difference between the signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images and the entries in the dictionary. The smaller the difference, the higher the matching degree, and the larger the difference, the higher the matching degree.
  • N sets of data are acquired through a pulse sequence, and N images are reconstructed based on the N sets of data; the parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the self The spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 is used to generate a dictionary through the fractional Bloch model; the signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images is matched with the entries in the dictionary, and the final R is determined according to the matching degree
  • the tissue characteristic parameter map is used as the output of fingerprint imaging. Since the parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 are combined to generate a dictionary, the final R tissue characteristic parameters The map can improve the accuracy of quantitative imaging.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method according to an embodiment of the present application. Based on the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method may further include:
  • step 140 the dictionary is divided into K categories of dictionaries according to the fractional order factor, and K is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
  • the aforementioned fractional factor may be an independent fractional factor for T1 and T2.
  • the range of the aforementioned fractional factor may be between 0 and 2.
  • the fractional Bloch equation (also known as fractional Bloch Model) generates a dictionary, and then divides the dictionary into K categories of dictionaries through each fractional factor of the fractional Bloch model, and each category of dictionaries corresponds to a signal evolution curve.
  • the fractional order factor is used as the elastic calibration factor to classify the dictionary, and the elements in the classified dictionary are matched with the signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images, and the final R tissue characteristics are determined according to the matching degree.
  • the parameter map can improve the matching effect and further improve the accuracy of imaging.
  • the aforementioned fractional Bloch model may specifically be:
  • M xy (t) M xy (0)[E ⁇ (-(t/T 2 ) ⁇ )]+M xy ( ⁇ ) (4)
  • formula (1) and formula (2) correspond to the relaxation time of T1
  • formula (3) and formula (4) correspond to the relaxation time of T2
  • M 0 is the initial magnetization vector
  • M z (t) is the longitudinal magnetization vector at time t
  • M xy (t) is the transverse magnetization vector at time t
  • E ⁇ (-(t/T 1 ) ⁇ ) is the ⁇ -order tensile Mittag-Leffler function of T 1
  • E ⁇ (-(t/T 2 ) ⁇ ) is T 2
  • ⁇ 0 is the resonance frequency
  • It is Riemann-Liouville's (1- ⁇ )-order integral operator
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method provided by an embodiment of the present application. Based on the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, step 130 may specifically include:
  • step 131 the signal sequence composed of the corresponding pixels of the N images is matched and identified with the dictionary entries of each of the K categories to obtain the quantitative imaging images of the K groups of tissue characteristic parameters.
  • the group organization characteristic parameter includes R organization characteristic parameters.
  • the signal sequence composed of the pixels corresponding to the above N images may be matched and identified with entries in the dictionary of each category to obtain quantitative imaging images of K groups of tissue characteristic parameters. That is, the above-mentioned N images can be divided into K groups of images through K categories of dictionaries.
  • the signal sequence composed of the pixels corresponding to the reconstructed N images is matched and identified one by one with the entries of each fractional factor in the dictionary of K categories, and the quantitative imaging results of the K groups of tissue characteristic parameters can be obtained at the same time.
  • each of the N images is composed of multiple pixels, the signals of the corresponding pixels in the N images are extracted to obtain a two-dimensional signal sequence, and then the signal sequence is combined with the dictionary of K categories.
  • Each item is matched to obtain K groups of tissue characteristic parameters corresponding to each pixel position.
  • Each group of tissue characteristic parameters may include R tissue characteristic parameters; the tissue characteristic parameters of all pixels are converted into R quantitative imaging images.
  • step 132 for any group of quantitative imaging images in the K groups of quantitative imaging images, M tissue regions of interest are selected.
  • the image area corresponding to the tissue of a single component may be selected as the tissue area of interest on the quantitative imaging image.
  • the tissue area of interest is a specific tissue with a known single component.
  • the background noise area should not be included in the selection range of the tissue area of interest.
  • tissue region of interest can be selected from the specific tissue of each component to obtain four tissue regions of interest, namely ROI1, ROI2, ROI3, and ROI4.
  • each tissue area of interest is a tissue area of interest selected in an image area corresponding to a specific tissue of a certain component.
  • the number of tissue regions of interest is not less than one, for example, more than three can be selected, and the number of corporate pixels contained in each tissue region of interest can be different.
  • each tissue region of interest contains The number of pixels should be no less than 10.
  • step 133 the R tissue characteristic parameters of the M tissue regions of interest of each group of quantitative imaging images are compared with the R empirical tissue characteristic parameters of the corresponding regions, and the final result is determined according to the deviation degree obtained by the comparison.
  • the tissue characteristic parameter map is used as the output of fingerprint imaging.
  • step 133 may include the following steps:
  • step 201 the pixels contained in the M tissue regions of interest in each group of quantitative imaging images are labeled and sorted, and the R empirical tissue characteristic parameters of each pixel are set correspondingly, and the pixels of each pixel are Each empirical organization characteristic parameter constitutes a row vector r.
  • the tissue region ROI1 of interest can contain 12 pixels.
  • the 12 pixels are labeled and sorted to obtain the content shown in the left image of Figure 11; among them, pixel 4, pixel 5,
  • the pixel points 8 and the pixel points 9 are all contained in the tissue region ROI1 of interest, and the other pixels are only partially contained in the tissue region ROI1 of interest.
  • the tissue region ROI2 of interest it can contain 12 pixels, and the 12 pixels are sorted by labels, and the content shown in the right figure of FIG. 11 is obtained.
  • the pixel points 16, the pixel points 17, the pixel points 20, and the pixel points 21 are all included in the tissue region ROI1 of interest, and the other pixels are only partially included in the tissue region ROI1 of interest.
  • each tissue region of interest contains 12 pixels as an example, the pixels in the tissue region of interest ROI1 are labeled from 1 to 12, and in the tissue region of interest ROI2 The numbers of the pixels are 13-24, the numbers of the pixels in the tissue region ROI3 of interest are 25-36, and the numbers of the pixels in the tissue region ROI4 of interest are 37-48.
  • each tissue area of interest is not limited to 12, and each tissue area of interest may contain more than 12 pixels.
  • the above is only an exemplary description. There is no restriction on this.
  • R empirical tissue characteristic parameters of each pixel are correspondingly set to form a row vector r.
  • the corresponding empirical organization characteristic parameters can be formed into a row vector r according to the order of the label of each pixel.
  • step 202 the candidate tissue characteristic parameters of the dictionary of each category are formed into a matrix J based on the ordering of the labels.
  • the various tissue characteristic parameters corresponding to the pixels contained in the M tissue regions of interest in the dictionary of each category are processed to form a matrix J, where the The rows represent pixel dimensions, and the columns represent K groups of tissue characteristic parameters.
  • the pixel points in the dictionary of each category and the pixels contained in the M tissue regions of interest may correspond to each tissue characteristic parameter as a candidate tissue characteristic parameter.
  • step 203 the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined according to the difference between each row vector of the matrix J and the row vector r.
  • step 203 may be:
  • Step A Calculate the residual sum of squares of each row vector in the matrix J and the row vector r, and each residual sum of squares constitutes a column vector err of size K;
  • Step B Use the tissue characteristic parameters corresponding to the smallest value in the column vector err as the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps.
  • Step A can specifically be:
  • the difference is divided by the corresponding empirical tissue characteristic parameter and squared.
  • the tissue characteristic parameter is T1 and/or T2.
  • step A the residual square sum err of each row of T1 and T2 are obtained respectively, and the residual square sum err of the two is averaged or added as the err of the row , Compose the err of all rows into a column vector err of size K, and the tissue characteristic parameter corresponding to the smallest value in the column vector is the final R tissue characteristic parameter map.
  • Figure 12 is a schematic diagram of comparing the present application, the solution in the background art (the previous technology as shown in the figure) and the traditional quantitative magnetic resonance imaging.
  • the technology fractional fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging is closer to the results of traditional quantitative magnetic resonance imaging.
  • N sets of data are acquired through a pulse sequence, and N images are reconstructed based on the N sets of data; the parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the self The spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 is used to generate a dictionary through the fractional Bloch model; the signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images is matched with the entries in the dictionary, and the final R is determined according to the matching degree
  • the tissue characteristic parameter map is used as the output of fingerprint imaging. Since the parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 are combined to generate a dictionary, the final R tissue characteristic parameters The map can improve the accuracy of quantitative imaging.
  • FIG. 13 shows a structural block diagram of the fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging device provided by the embodiment of the present application. Example related parts.
  • the fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging device in the embodiment of the present application may include an acquisition module 201, a dictionary generation module 202, and a matching imaging module 203;
  • the acquisition module 201 is configured to acquire N sets of data through a pulse sequence, and reconstruct N images based on the N sets of data; where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1;
  • the dictionary generation module 202 is used to generate a dictionary using the parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 through a fractional Bloch model;
  • the matching imaging module 203 is configured to match the signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images with the entries in the dictionary, and determine the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps as the output of fingerprint imaging according to the matching degree, and R is greater than An integer equal to 1.
  • the foregoing device may further include:
  • the dictionary classification module is used to divide the dictionary into K categories according to the fractional order factor, where K is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
  • the fractional factor is a fractional factor for T1 and T2.
  • the value range of the fractional factor is between 0 and 2.
  • the matching imaging module 203 may include:
  • the image grouping unit is used to match and recognize the signal sequence composed of the corresponding pixels of the N images with the dictionary entries of each of the K categories to obtain the quantitative imaging images of the K groups of tissue characteristic parameters,
  • Each group of tissue characteristic parameters includes R tissue characteristic parameters;
  • the region of interest selection unit is configured to select M tissue regions of interest for any group of quantitative imaging images in the quantitative imaging images of the K groups of tissue characteristic parameters;
  • the matching imaging unit is used to compare the R tissue characteristic parameters of the M tissue regions of interest in the quantitative imaging images of each group of tissue characteristic parameters with the R empirical tissue characteristic parameters of the corresponding regions, and the results are obtained based on the comparison The degree of deviation determines the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps as the output of fingerprint imaging.
  • the image grouping unit may be specifically used for:
  • the tissue characteristic parameters of all pixels are converted into R quantitative imaging images.
  • the above-mentioned image grouping unit may be specifically used for:
  • the image area corresponding to the tissue of a single component is selected on the quantitative imaging image as the tissue area of interest.
  • the above-mentioned matching imaging unit may be specifically used for:
  • the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined.
  • the determining the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps according to the difference between each row vector of the matrix J and the row vector r includes:
  • the tissue characteristic parameter corresponding to the smallest value in the column vector err is used as the final R tissue characteristic parameter map.
  • the difference is divided by the corresponding empirical tissue characteristic parameter and squared.
  • the tissue characteristic parameter is T1 and/or T2.
  • the collection module 201 can be specifically used for:
  • fractional Bloch model is:
  • M z (t) M z (0)+[M 0 -M z (0)][1-E ⁇ (-(t/T 1 ) ⁇ )]
  • M xy (t) M xy (0)[E ⁇ (-(t/T 2 ) ⁇ )]+M xy ( ⁇ )
  • the terminal device 400 may include: at least one processor 410, a memory 420, and stored in the memory 420 and can be stored on the at least one processor 410.
  • a running computer program when the processor 410 executes the computer program, the steps in any of the foregoing method embodiments, such as steps 101 to 103 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, are implemented.
  • the processor 410 executes the computer program, the functions of the modules/units in the foregoing device embodiments, such as the functions of the modules 301 to 303 shown in FIG. 13, are realized.
  • the computer program may be divided into one or more modules/units, and the one or more modules/units are stored in the memory 420 and executed by the processor 410 to complete the application.
  • the one or more modules/units may be a series of computer program segments capable of completing specific functions, and the program segments are used to describe the execution process of the computer program in the terminal device 400.
  • FIG. 14 is only an example of a terminal device, and does not constitute a limitation on the terminal device. It may include more or less components than those shown in the figure, or a combination of certain components, or different components, such as Input and output equipment, network access equipment, bus, etc.
  • the processor 410 may be a central processing unit (Central Processing Unit, CPU), other general-purpose processors, digital signal processors (Digital Signal Processor, DSP), application specific integrated circuits (Application Specific Integrated Circuit, ASIC), ready-made Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gates or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc.
  • the general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may also be any conventional processor or the like.
  • the memory 420 may be an internal storage unit of the terminal device, or an external storage device of the terminal device, such as a plug-in hard disk, a Smart Media Card (SMC), a Secure Digital (SD) card, and a flash memory card. (Flash Card) and so on.
  • the memory 420 is used to store the computer program and other programs and data required by the terminal device.
  • the memory 420 can also be used to temporarily store data that has been output or will be output.
  • the bus can be an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, Peripheral Component (PCI) bus, or Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus, etc.
  • ISA Industry Standard Architecture
  • PCI Peripheral Component
  • EISA Extended Industry Standard Architecture
  • the bus can be divided into address bus, data bus, control bus and so on.
  • the buses in the drawings of this application are not limited to only one bus or one type of bus.
  • the embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, it realizes the above-mentioned fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method in each embodiment step.
  • the embodiments of the present application provide a computer program product.
  • the computer program product runs on a mobile terminal, the steps in each embodiment of the above-mentioned fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method are realized when the mobile terminal is executed.
  • the integrated unit is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer readable storage medium.
  • the computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. When executed by the processor, the steps of the foregoing method embodiments can be implemented.
  • the computer program includes computer program code, and the computer program code may be in the form of source code, object code, executable file, or some intermediate forms.
  • the computer-readable medium may at least include: any entity or device capable of carrying the computer program code to the photographing device/terminal device, recording medium, computer memory, read-only memory (ROM, Read-Only Memory), and random access memory (RAM, Random Access Memory), electric carrier signal, telecommunications signal and software distribution medium.
  • ROM read-only memory
  • RAM random access memory
  • electric carrier signal telecommunications signal and software distribution medium.
  • U disk mobile hard disk, floppy disk or CD-ROM, etc.
  • computer-readable media cannot be electrical carrier signals and telecommunication signals.
  • the disclosed apparatus/network equipment and method may be implemented in other ways.
  • the device/network device embodiments described above are merely illustrative.
  • the division of the modules or units is only a logical function division, and there may be other divisions in actual implementation, such as multiple units.
  • components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be omitted or not implemented.
  • the displayed or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in electrical, mechanical or other forms.
  • the units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place, or they may be distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the objectives of the solutions of the embodiments.

Abstract

A rapid magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method and apparatus. The rapid magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method comprises: collecting N groups of data by means of a pulse sequence, and reconstructing on the basis of the N groups of data to obtain N images, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to 1 (step 110); generating a dictionary from parameters of the pulse sequence, a spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and a spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 by means of a fractional order Bloch model (step 120); and matching the signal sequences of corresponding pixels on the N images with entries in the dictionary, and determining final R tissue characteristic parameter diagrams as the output of fingerprint imaging according to the matching degree, R being an integer greater than or equal to 1 (step 130).

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快速磁共振多参数成像方法和装置Fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method and device 技术领域Technical field
本申请实施例属于磁共振技术领域,尤其涉及一种快速磁共振多参数成像方法、装置、终端设备和存储介质。The embodiments of the present application belong to the field of magnetic resonance technology, and in particular, relate to a fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method, device, terminal device, and storage medium.
背景技术Background technique
磁共振成像(MRI)是一种强大的医用成像模式,它没有电离辐射,而且能提供多种图像对比度,可获得人体解剖结构、生理功能、血流和代谢信息等信息。其中,磁共振指纹成像(MRF)是一种快速的定量磁共振成像新技术,一次扫描即可同时获得组织的多种特性参数。磁共振指纹成像技术主要包括利用N次激发不同的重复时间(TR)、回波时间(TE)和翻转角(FA)的脉冲序列,采集N组数据并重建得到N幅高度欠采样的图像,然后利用一阶布洛赫模型并根据脉冲序列的参数TR、TE和FA生成字典,最后将N幅图像上对应像素的信号与字典中元素逐点匹配识别,即可同时获得组织的多种参数结果。Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a powerful medical imaging mode. It has no ionizing radiation and can provide a variety of image contrasts. It can obtain information on human anatomy, physiological functions, blood flow and metabolism. Among them, magnetic resonance fingerprint imaging (MRF) is a new rapid quantitative magnetic resonance imaging technology, which can obtain multiple characteristic parameters of tissues at the same time with one scan. Magnetic resonance fingerprint imaging technology mainly includes the use of N excitations with different repetition time (TR), echo time (TE) and flip angle (FA) pulse sequences, collecting N sets of data and reconstructing N highly undersampled images. Then use the first-order Bloch model to generate a dictionary according to the parameters TR, TE and FA of the pulse sequence, and finally match and identify the signals of the corresponding pixels on the N images with the elements in the dictionary point by point, so that multiple parameters of the organization can be obtained at the same time result.
技术问题technical problem
然而,传统的磁共振指纹成像MRF过程中信号的演化较为复杂,而其字典模型又过于简单,从而导致得到的结果准确度较差。However, the evolution of signals in the traditional MRF process of magnetic resonance fingerprint imaging is more complicated, and the dictionary model is too simple, resulting in poor accuracy of the obtained results.
技术解决方案Technical solutions
本申请实施例一方面提供一种快速磁共振多参数成像方法,其包括:One aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method, which includes:
通过脉冲序列采集N组数据,并基于所述N组数据重建得到N幅图像;其中,N为大于等于1的整数;N groups of data are collected through a pulse sequence, and N images are reconstructed based on the N groups of data; where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1;
将所述脉冲序列的参数、自旋‐晶格弛豫时间常数T1和自旋‐自旋弛豫时间常数T2,通过分数阶布洛赫模型生成字典;The parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 are used to generate a dictionary through a fractional Bloch model;
将所述N幅图像上对应像素的信号序列与所述字典中的条目进行匹配,根据匹配度确定最终的R个组织特性参数图作为指纹成像的输出,R为大于等于1的整数。。The signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images is matched with the entries in the dictionary, and the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined as the output of fingerprint imaging according to the matching degree, and R is an integer greater than or equal to 1. .
在一个实施例中,所述方法还包括:In one embodiment, the method further includes:
将所述字典根据分数阶因子分为K个类别的字典,K为大于或等于1的整数。The dictionary is divided into K categories according to the fractional order factor, and K is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
在一个实施例中,所述分数阶因子为针对T1和T2的分数阶因子。In one embodiment, the fractional factor is a fractional factor for T1 and T2.
在一个实施例中,所述分数阶因子的取值范围为0到2之间。In an embodiment, the value range of the fractional factor is between 0 and 2.
在一个实施例中,所述将所述N幅图像上对应像素的信号序列与所述字典中的条目进行匹配,根据匹配度确定最终的R个组织特性参数图作为指纹成像的输出,包括:In an embodiment, the matching the signal sequences of corresponding pixels on the N images with entries in the dictionary, and determining the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps as the output of fingerprint imaging according to the matching degree, includes:
将所述N幅图像对应像素组成的信号序列,分别与K个类别中的每一类别的所述字典的条目进行匹配识别,得到K组组织特性参数的定量成像图像,每组组织特性参数的定量成像图像包括R个组织特性参数的定量成像图像;The signal sequence composed of the corresponding pixels of the N images is matched and identified with the dictionary entries of each of the K categories, and the quantitative imaging images of the K groups of tissue characteristic parameters are obtained. Quantitative imaging images include quantitative imaging images of R tissue characteristic parameters;
对于所述K组定量成像图像中的任一组的定量成像图像,选取M个感兴趣的组织区域;For any group of quantitative imaging images in the K groups of quantitative imaging images, M tissue regions of interest are selected;
将各组组织特性参数的定量成像图像的所述M个感兴趣的组织区域的R个组织特性参数与对应区域的R个经验组织特性参数进行比较,根据比较得出的偏差度确定最终的组织特性参数图作为指纹成像的输出。The R tissue characteristic parameters of the M tissue regions of interest of the quantitative imaging images of each group of tissue characteristic parameters are compared with the R empirical tissue characteristic parameters of the corresponding regions, and the final tissue is determined according to the deviation obtained from the comparison. The characteristic parameter map is used as the output of fingerprint imaging.
在一个实施例中,所述将所述N幅图像对应像素组成的信号序列分别与各个类别的所 述字典中的条目进行匹配识别,得到K组组织特性参数的定量成像图像,包括:In an embodiment, the matching and identifying the signal sequence composed of the corresponding pixels of the N images with the entries in the dictionary of each category to obtain the quantitative imaging images of the K groups of tissue characteristic parameters includes:
提取N幅图像中对应像素点的信号,得到一个二维的信号序列;其中,N幅图像中的每幅图像均由多个像素点构成;Extract the signals of the corresponding pixels in the N images to obtain a two-dimensional signal sequence; wherein, each of the N images is composed of multiple pixels;
将所述信号序列与所述K个分数阶因子类别字典的各个条目进行匹配,得到每个像素点位置对应的K组组织特性参数,每组组织特性参数包括R个组织特性参数;Matching the signal sequence with each entry of the K fractional factor category dictionary to obtain K groups of tissue characteristic parameters corresponding to each pixel position, and each group of tissue characteristic parameters includes R tissue characteristic parameters;
将所有像素点的组织特性参数转换为R幅定量成像图像。The tissue characteristic parameters of all pixels are converted into R quantitative imaging images.
在一个实施例中,所述选取M个感兴趣的组织区域,包括:In an embodiment, the selecting M tissue regions of interest includes:
在所述定量成像图像上选取单一成分的组织对应的图像区域为感兴趣的组织区域。The image area corresponding to the tissue of a single component is selected on the quantitative imaging image as the tissue area of interest.
在一个实施例中,所述将各组组织特性参数的定量成像图像的所述M个感兴趣的组织区域的组织特性参数与对应区域的R个经验组织特性参数进行匹配,根据比较得出的偏差度确定最终的R个组织特性参数图作为指纹成像的结果输出,包括:In one embodiment, the tissue characteristic parameters of the M tissue regions of interest in the quantitative imaging images of each group of tissue characteristic parameters are matched with the R empirical tissue characteristic parameters of the corresponding regions, and the results are obtained according to the comparison. The degree of deviation determines the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps as the result of fingerprint imaging and output, including:
对各组定量成像图像的所述M个感兴趣的组织区域所包含的像素点进行标号排序,并对应设置每个像素点的R个经验组织特性参数,将各个像素点的各个经验组织特性参数构成行向量r;Sort the pixels contained in the M tissue regions of interest in each group of quantitative imaging images, and set the R empirical tissue characteristic parameters of each pixel correspondingly, and set the empirical tissue characteristic parameters of each pixel. Constitute the row vector r;
基于所述标号排序的方式将各个类别的所述字典中与所述M个感兴趣的组织区域所包含的像素点对应的各个组织特性参数构成矩阵J;Forming a matrix J for each tissue characteristic parameter corresponding to the pixels contained in the M tissue regions of interest in the dictionary of each category based on the sorting manner of the labels;
根据所述矩阵J每行向量与所述行向量r的差值,确定所述最终的R个组织特性参数图。According to the difference between each row vector of the matrix J and the row vector r, the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined.
在一个实施例中,所述根据所述矩阵J每行向量与所述行向量r的差值,确定所述最终的R个组织特性参数图,包括:In an embodiment, the determining the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps according to the difference between each row vector of the matrix J and the row vector r includes:
计算所述矩阵J中每行向量与所述行向量r的残差平方和,各个残差平方和构成大小为K的列向量err;Calculate the residual sum of squares of each row vector in the matrix J and the row vector r, and each residual sum of squares constitutes a column vector err of size K;
根据所述列向量err中最小的值所对应的组织特性参数确定所述最终的R个组织特性参数图。The final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined according to the tissue characteristic parameter corresponding to the smallest value in the column vector err.
在一个实施例中,所述计算所述矩阵J中每行向量与所述行向量r的残差平方和,具体为:In an embodiment, the calculating the residual sum of squares of each row vector in the matrix J and the row vector r is specifically:
计算所述矩阵J中的候选组织特性参数与所述行向量r中对应的经验组织特性参数的差值;其中,所述候选组织特性参数为各个类别的字典中与所述M个感兴趣的组织区域所包含的像素点对应的组织特性参数;Calculate the difference between the candidate tissue characteristic parameter in the matrix J and the corresponding empirical tissue characteristic parameter in the row vector r; wherein the candidate tissue characteristic parameter is the difference between the M interest in the dictionary of each category The tissue characteristic parameters corresponding to the pixels contained in the tissue area;
将所述差值除以对应的经验组织特性参数并将取平方。The difference is divided by the corresponding empirical tissue characteristic parameter and squared.
在一个实施例中,所述组织特性参数为T1和/或T2。In one embodiment, the tissue characteristic parameter is T1 and/or T2.
在一个实施例中,所述通过脉冲序列采集N组数据,并基于所述N组数据重建得到N幅图像,包括:In an embodiment, the collecting N sets of data through a pulse sequence and reconstructing to obtain N images based on the N sets of data includes:
在对所述脉冲序列的每一次激发中,采用不同的重复时间TR、回波时间TE和翻转角FA,采集N组数据并重建得到N幅图像。In each excitation of the pulse sequence, different repetition time TR, echo time TE, and flip angle FA are used to collect N sets of data and reconstruct to obtain N images.
在一个实施例中,所述分数阶布洛赫模型为:In an embodiment, the fractional Bloch model is:
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M z(t)=M z(0)+[M 0-M z(0)][1-E β(-(t/T 1) β)] M z (t)=M z (0)+[M 0 -M z (0)][1-E β (-(t/T 1 ) β )]
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M xy(t)=M xy(0)[E α(-(t/T 2) α)]+M xy(∞) M xy (t)=M xy (0)[E α (-(t/T 2 ) α )]+M xy (∞)
其中,
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为Caputo形式的Riemann-Liouville的β阶微分算子,
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为Caputo形式的Riemann-Liouville的α阶微分算子,M 0为初始磁化矢量,M z(t)为t时刻纵向磁化矢量,M xy(t)为t时刻横向磁化矢量,
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为β阶T 1驰豫时间常数,
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为α阶T 2驰豫时间常数,E β(-(t/T 1) β)为T 1的β阶拉伸Mittag-Leffler函数,E α(-(t/T 2) α)为T 2的α阶拉伸Mittag-Leffler函数,ω 0为共振频率,
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为Riemann-Liouville的(1-α)阶积分算子,且Mittag-Leffler函数为
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in,
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Is the β-order differential operator of Riemann-Liouville in Caputo form,
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Is the Riemann-Liouville α-order differential operator in Caputo form, M 0 is the initial magnetization vector, M z (t) is the longitudinal magnetization vector at time t, and M xy (t) is the transverse magnetization vector at time t,
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Is the β-order T 1 relaxation time constant,
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Is the α-order T 2 relaxation time constant, E β (-(t/T 1 ) β ) is the β-order tensile Mittag-Leffler function of T 1 , and E α (-(t/T 2 ) α ) is T 2 Is the α-order stretched Mittag-Leffler function, ω 0 is the resonance frequency,
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Is Riemann-Liouville's (1-α)-order integral operator, and the Mittag-Leffler function is
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本申请实施例第二方面提供一种快速磁共振多参数成像装置,其包括:A second aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging device, which includes:
采集模块,用于通过脉冲序列采集N组数据,并基于所述N组数据重建得到N幅图像;其中,N为大于等于1的整数;The acquisition module is used to acquire N sets of data through a pulse sequence, and reconstruct N images based on the N sets of data; where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1;
字典生成模块,用于将所述脉冲序列的参数、自旋‐晶格弛豫时间常数T1和自旋‐自旋弛豫时间常数T2,通过分数阶布洛赫模型生成字典;A dictionary generation module for generating a dictionary using the parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 through the fractional Bloch model;
匹配成像模块,用于将所述N幅图像上对应像素的信号序列与所述字典中的条目进行匹配,根据匹配度确定最终的R个组织特性参数图作为指纹成像的输出,R为大于等于1的整数。The matching imaging module is used to match the signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images with the entries in the dictionary, and determine the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps as the output of fingerprint imaging according to the matching degree, and R is greater than or equal to An integer of 1.
本申请实施例第三方面提供一种终端设备,包括存储器、处理器以及存储在所述存储器中并可在所述处理器上运行的计算机可读指令,所述处理器执行所述计算机可读指令时实现如下步骤:The third aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a terminal device, including a memory, a processor, and computer-readable instructions stored in the memory and running on the processor, and the processor executes the computer-readable instructions. The following steps are implemented when ordering:
通过脉冲序列采集N组数据,并基于所述N组数据重建得到N幅图像;其中,N为大于等于1的整数;N groups of data are collected through a pulse sequence, and N images are reconstructed based on the N groups of data; where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1;
将所述脉冲序列的参数、自旋‐晶格弛豫时间常数T1和自旋‐自旋弛豫时间常数T2,通过分数阶布洛赫模型生成字典;The parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 are used to generate a dictionary through a fractional Bloch model;
将所述N幅图像上对应像素的信号序列与所述字典中的条目进行匹配,根据匹配度确定最终的R个组织特性参数图作为指纹成像的输出,R为大于等于1的整数。The signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images is matched with the entries in the dictionary, and the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined as the output of fingerprint imaging according to the matching degree, and R is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
在一个实施例中,所述处理器执行所述计算机可读指令时还实现如下步骤:In an embodiment, the processor further implements the following steps when executing the computer-readable instructions:
将所述字典根据分数阶因子分为K个类别的字典,K为大于或等于1的整数。The dictionary is divided into K categories according to the fractional order factor, and K is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
在一个实施例中,所述将所述N幅图像上对应像素的信号序列与所述字典中的条目进行匹配,根据匹配度确定最终的R个组织特性参数图作为指纹成像的输出,包括:In an embodiment, the matching the signal sequences of corresponding pixels on the N images with entries in the dictionary, and determining the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps as the output of fingerprint imaging according to the matching degree, includes:
将所述N幅图像对应像素组成的信号序列,分别与K个类别中的每一类别的所述字典的条目进行匹配识别,得到K组组织特性参数的定量成像图像,每组组织特性参数的定量成像图像包括R个组织特性参数的定量成像图像;The signal sequence composed of the corresponding pixels of the N images is matched and identified with the dictionary entries of each of the K categories, and the quantitative imaging images of the K groups of tissue characteristic parameters are obtained. Quantitative imaging images include quantitative imaging images of R tissue characteristic parameters;
对于所述K组定量成像图像中的任一组的定量成像图像,选取M个感兴趣的组织区域;For any group of quantitative imaging images in the K groups of quantitative imaging images, M tissue regions of interest are selected;
将各组组织特性参数的定量成像图像的所述M个感兴趣的组织区域的R个组织特性参数与对应区域的R个经验组织特性参数进行比较,根据比较得出的匹配度确定最终的组织特性参数图作为指纹成像的输出。Compare the R tissue characteristic parameters of the M tissue regions of interest in the quantitative imaging images of each group of tissue characteristic parameters with the R empirical tissue characteristic parameters of the corresponding regions, and determine the final tissue according to the matching degree obtained from the comparison The characteristic parameter map is used as the output of fingerprint imaging.
在一个实施例中,所述将各组组织特性参数的定量成像图像的所述M个感兴趣的组织区域的组织特性参数与对应区域的R个经验组织特性参数进行匹配,根据比较得出的偏差度确定最终的R个组织特性参数图作为指纹成像的结果输出,包括:In one embodiment, the tissue characteristic parameters of the M tissue regions of interest in the quantitative imaging images of each group of tissue characteristic parameters are matched with the R empirical tissue characteristic parameters of the corresponding regions, and the results are obtained according to the comparison. The degree of deviation determines the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps as the result of fingerprint imaging and output, including:
对各组定量成像图像的所述M个感兴趣的组织区域所包含的像素点进行标号排序,并对应设置每个像素点的R个经验组织特性参数,将各个像素点的各个经验组织特性参数构成行向量r;Sort the pixels contained in the M tissue regions of interest in each group of quantitative imaging images, and set the R empirical tissue characteristic parameters of each pixel correspondingly, and set the empirical tissue characteristic parameters of each pixel. Constitute the row vector r;
基于所述标号排序的方式将各个类别的所述字典中与所述M个感兴趣的组织区域所包含的像素点对应的各个组织特性参数构成矩阵J;Forming a matrix J for each tissue characteristic parameter corresponding to the pixels contained in the M tissue regions of interest in the dictionary of each category based on the sorting manner of the labels;
根据所述矩阵J每行向量与所述行向量r的差值,确定所述最终的R个组织特性参数图。According to the difference between each row vector of the matrix J and the row vector r, the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined.
在一个实施例中,所述根据所述矩阵J每行向量与所述行向量r的差值,确定所述最终的R个组织特性参数图,包括:In an embodiment, the determining the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps according to the difference between each row vector of the matrix J and the row vector r includes:
计算所述矩阵J中每行向量与所述行向量r的残差平方和,各个残差平方和构成大小为K的列向量err;Calculate the residual sum of squares of each row vector in the matrix J and the row vector r, and each residual sum of squares constitutes a column vector err of size K;
根据所述列向量err中最小的值所对应的组织特性参数确定所述最终的R个组织特性参数图。The final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined according to the tissue characteristic parameter corresponding to the smallest value in the column vector err.
本申请实施例第四方面提供一种计算机存储介质,所述计算机可读存储介质存储有计算机可读指令,其中,所述计算机可读指令被处理器执行时实现如下步骤:The fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a computer storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium stores computer-readable instructions, wherein the computer-readable instructions are executed by a processor to implement the following steps:
通过脉冲序列采集N组数据,并基于所述N组数据重建得到N幅图像;其中,N为大于等于1的整数;N groups of data are collected through a pulse sequence, and N images are reconstructed based on the N groups of data; where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1;
将所述脉冲序列的参数、自旋‐晶格弛豫时间常数T1和自旋‐自旋弛豫时间常数T2,通过分数阶布洛赫模型生成字典;The parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 are used to generate a dictionary through a fractional Bloch model;
将所述N幅图像上对应像素的信号序列与所述字典中的条目进行匹配,根据匹配度确定最终的R个组织特性参数图作为指纹成像的输出,R为大于等于1的整数。The signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images is matched with the entries in the dictionary, and the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined as the output of fingerprint imaging according to the matching degree, and R is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
本申请实施例第五方面提供了一种计算机程序产品,当计算机程序产品在终端设备上运行时,使得终端设备执行上述第一方面中任一项所述的快速磁共振多参数成像方法。The fifth aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a computer program product, which when the computer program product runs on a terminal device, causes the terminal device to execute the fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method described in any one of the above-mentioned first aspects.
有益效果Beneficial effect
本申请实施例,通过脉冲序列采集N组数据,并基于所述N组数据重建得到N幅图像; 将所述脉冲序列的参数、自旋‐晶格弛豫时间常数T1和自旋‐自旋弛豫时间常数T2,通过分数阶布洛赫模型生成字典;将所述N幅图像上对应像素的信号序列与所述字典中的元素进行匹配,根据匹配度确定最终的组织特性参数值以用于指纹成像,由于综合了脉冲序列的参数、自旋‐晶格弛豫时间常数T1和自旋‐自旋弛豫时间常数T2生成字典,因此能够提高定量成像的准确度。In the embodiment of the present application, N sets of data are collected through a pulse sequence, and N images are reconstructed based on the N sets of data; the parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin The relaxation time constant T2 is used to generate a dictionary through the fractional Bloch model; the signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images is matched with the elements in the dictionary, and the final tissue characteristic parameter value is determined according to the degree of matching. For fingerprint imaging, since the parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 are combined to generate a dictionary, the accuracy of quantitative imaging can be improved.
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为了更清楚地说明本申请实施例中的技术方案,下面将对实施例描述中所需要使用的附图作简单地介绍,显而易见地,下面描述中的附图是本申请的一些实施例,对于本领域普通技术人员来讲,在不付出创造性劳动的前提下,还可以根据这些附图获得其他的附图。In order to more clearly describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative work, other drawings can be obtained from these drawings.
图1是本申请一实施例提供的应用场景示意图;Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario provided by an embodiment of the present application;
图2是本申请一实施例提供的快速磁共振多参数成像方法的流程示意图;2 is a schematic flowchart of a fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method provided by an embodiment of the present application;
图3(a)是本申请一实施例提供的脉冲序列中翻转角FA的示意图;Fig. 3(a) is a schematic diagram of the flip angle FA in the pulse sequence provided by an embodiment of the present application;
图3(b)是本申请一实施例提供的脉冲序列中重复时间TR和回波时间TE的示意图;Figure 3(b) is a schematic diagram of the repetition time TR and the echo time TE in the pulse sequence provided by an embodiment of the present application;
图4是本申请一实施例提供的脉冲序列的时序图;FIG. 4 is a timing diagram of a pulse sequence provided by an embodiment of the present application;
图5是本申请一实施例提供的快速磁共振多参数成像方法的流程示意图;FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method provided by an embodiment of the present application;
图6是本申请一实施例提供的对字典按分数阶因子归类的示意图;FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of categorizing dictionaries according to fractional order factors according to an embodiment of the present application;
图7是本申请一实施例提供的快速磁共振多参数成像方法的流程示意图;FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method provided by an embodiment of the present application;
图8是本申请一实施例提供的将N幅图像划分为K组图像的过程示意图;FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a process of dividing N images into K groups of images according to an embodiment of the present application;
图9是本申请一实施例提供的在图像中选取感兴趣的组织区域的示意图;FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of selecting a tissue region of interest in an image according to an embodiment of the present application;
图10是本申请一实施例提供的快速磁共振多参数成像方法的流程示意图;10 is a schematic flowchart of a fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method provided by an embodiment of the present application;
图11是本申请一实施例提供的对感兴趣的组织区域中的像素点标号排序的示意图;FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of sorting the labels of pixels in a tissue region of interest according to an embodiment of the present application;
图12是本申请一实施例提供的本申请效果与其他方法效果对比的示意图;FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of the effect of this application and the effect of other methods provided by an embodiment of the application;
图13是本申请一实施例提供的快速磁共振多参数成像装置的结构示意图;FIG. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging device provided by an embodiment of the present application;
图14是本申请一实施例提供的终端设备的结构示意图。FIG. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device provided by an embodiment of the present application.
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以下描述中,为了说明而不是为了限定,提出了诸如特定系统结构、技术之类的具体细节,以便透彻理解本申请实施例。然而,本领域的技术人员应当清楚,在没有这些具体细节的其它实施例中也可以实现本申请。在其它情况中,省略对众所周知的系统、装置、电路以及方法的详细说明,以免不必要的细节妨碍本申请的描述。In the following description, for the purpose of illustration rather than limitation, specific details such as a specific system structure and technology are proposed for a thorough understanding of the embodiments of the present application. However, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that the present application can also be implemented in other embodiments without these specific details. In other cases, detailed descriptions of well-known systems, devices, circuits, and methods are omitted to avoid unnecessary details from obstructing the description of this application.
应当理解,当在本申请说明书和所附权利要求书中使用时,术语“包括”指示所描述特征、整体、步骤、操作、元素和/或组件的存在,但并不排除一个或多个其它特征、整体、步骤、操作、元素、组件和/或其集合的存在或添加。It should be understood that when used in the specification and appended claims of this application, the term "comprising" indicates the existence of the described features, wholes, steps, operations, elements and/or components, but does not exclude one or more other The existence or addition of features, wholes, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or collections thereof.
还应当理解,在本申请说明书和所附权利要求书中使用的术语“和/或”是指相关联列出的项中的一个或多个的任何组合以及所有可能组合,并且包括这些组合。It should also be understood that the term "and/or" used in the specification and appended claims of this application refers to any combination of one or more of the items listed in the associated and all possible combinations, and includes these combinations.
如在本申请说明书和所附权利要求书中所使用的那样,术语“如果”可以依据上下文被解释为“当...时”或“一旦”或“响应于确定”或“响应于检测到”。类似地,短语“如果确定”或“如果检测到[所描述条件或事件]”可以依据上下文被解释为意指“一旦确定”或“响应于确定”或 “一旦检测到[所描述条件或事件]”或“响应于检测到[所描述条件或事件]”。As used in the description of this application and the appended claims, the term "if" can be construed as "when" or "once" or "in response to determination" or "in response to detecting ". Similarly, the phrase "if determined" or "if detected [described condition or event]" can be interpreted as meaning "once determined" or "in response to determination" or "once detected [described condition or event]" depending on the context ]" or "in response to detection of [condition or event described]".
另外,在本申请说明书和所附权利要求书的描述中,术语“第一”、“第二”、“第三”等仅用于区分描述,而不能理解为指示或暗示相对重要性。In addition, in the description of the specification of this application and the appended claims, the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. are only used to distinguish the description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.
在本申请说明书中描述的参考“一个实施例”或“一些实施例”等意味着在本申请的一个或多个实施例中包括结合该实施例描述的特定特征、结构或特点。由此,在本说明书中的不同之处出现的语句“在一个实施例中”、“在一些实施例中”、“在其他一些实施例中”、“在另外一些实施例中”等不是必然都参考相同的实施例,而是意味着“一个或多个但不是所有的实施例”,除非是以其他方式另外特别强调。术语“包括”、“包含”、“具有”及它们的变形都意味着“包括但不限于”,除非是以其他方式另外特别强调。The reference to "one embodiment" or "some embodiments" described in the specification of this application means that one or more embodiments of this application include a specific feature, structure, or characteristic described in combination with the embodiment. Therefore, the sentences "in one embodiment", "in some embodiments", "in some other embodiments", "in some other embodiments", etc. appearing in different places in this specification are not necessarily All refer to the same embodiment, but mean "one or more but not all embodiments" unless it is specifically emphasized otherwise. The terms "including", "including", "having" and their variations all mean "including but not limited to", unless otherwise specifically emphasized.
磁共振成像(MRI)是一种强大的医用成像模式,它没有电离辐射,而且能提供多种图像对比度,可获得人体解剖结构、生理功能、血流和代谢信息等信息。然而传统的MRI用于定量成像时,其应用受限于扫描时间,为获得组织的一种特性参数需要重复多次扫描并只改变一个变量。例如,反转恢复的自旋回波序列重复多次扫描改变反转恢复时间(TI)同时保持其他扫描参数不变,经非线性拟合以测得自旋‐晶格弛豫时间常数(T1);自旋回波序列重复多次扫描改变回波时间同时保持其他扫描参数不变,经非线性拟合以测得自旋‐自旋弛豫时间常数(T2)。Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a powerful medical imaging mode. It has no ionizing radiation and can provide a variety of image contrasts. It can obtain information on human anatomy, physiological functions, blood flow and metabolism. However, when traditional MRI is used for quantitative imaging, its application is limited by the scan time. In order to obtain a characteristic parameter of the tissue, it is necessary to repeat multiple scans and only change one variable. For example, the spin-echo sequence of inversion recovery is repeatedly scanned multiple times to change the inversion recovery time (TI) while keeping other scanning parameters unchanged, and the spin-lattice relaxation time constant (T1) is measured by nonlinear fitting. ; The spin echo sequence is repeatedly scanned to change the echo time while keeping other scanning parameters unchanged, and the spin-spin relaxation time constant (T2) is measured by nonlinear fitting.
磁共振指纹成像(MRF)是一种快速的定量磁共振成像新技术,一次扫描即可同时获得组织的多种特性参数。磁共振指纹成像技术主要包括利用N次激发不同的重复时间(TR)、回波时间(TE)和翻转角(FA)的脉冲序列,采集N组数据并重建得到N幅高度欠采样的图像,然后利用一阶布洛赫模型并根据脉冲序列的参数TR、TE和FA生成字典,最后将N幅图像上对应像素的信号与字典中元素逐点匹配识别,即可同时获得组织的多种参数结果。Magnetic resonance fingerprint imaging (MRF) is a new fast quantitative magnetic resonance imaging technology, which can obtain multiple characteristic parameters of tissues at the same time in one scan. Magnetic resonance fingerprint imaging technology mainly includes the use of N excitations with different repetition time (TR), echo time (TE) and flip angle (FA) pulse sequences, collecting N sets of data and reconstructing N highly undersampled images. Then use the first-order Bloch model to generate a dictionary according to the parameters TR, TE and FA of the pulse sequence, and finally match and identify the signals of the corresponding pixels on the N images with the elements in the dictionary point by point, so that multiple parameters of the organization can be obtained at the same time result.
但是,该分数阶指纹成像因为使用了逐点的分数阶因子,提高了局部的匹配精度却牺牲了图像的信噪比和全局精度,从而导致该分数阶指纹成像的结果虽比一阶的指纹成像结果好,但仍与经典的定量磁共振成像MRI仍有一定差距。However, the fractional fingerprint imaging uses a point-by-point fractional factor, which improves the local matching accuracy but sacrifices the signal-to-noise ratio and global accuracy of the image. As a result, the result of the fractional fingerprint imaging is better than that of the first-order fingerprint. The imaging results are good, but there is still a certain gap with the classical quantitative magnetic resonance imaging MRI.
本申请发明人在研究过程中发现:目前的分数阶磁共振指纹成像只考虑了单点实际采得信号演变与字典模拟信号演变的匹配度,并没有充分利用先验的组织特性参数与字典中候选的组织特性参数间的匹配度。针对以上技术的缺点,本发明提出了一种基于分数阶指纹定量成像的快速磁共振多参数成像方法,通过脉冲序列采集N组数据,并基于N组数据重建得到N幅图像;将脉冲序列的参数、自旋‐晶格弛豫时间常数T1和自旋‐自旋弛豫时间常数T2,通过分数阶布洛赫模型生成字典;将N幅图像上对应像素的信号序列与字典中的条目进行匹配,根据匹配度确定最终的R个组织特性参数图作为指纹成像的输出,由于综合了脉冲序列的参数、自旋‐晶格弛豫时间常数T1和自旋‐自旋弛豫时间常数T2生成字典,因此得到的R个组织特性参数图能够提高定量成像的准确度。In the course of research, the inventor of the present application discovered that: the current fractional magnetic resonance fingerprint imaging only considers the matching degree between the evolution of a single point actual signal and the evolution of the dictionary analog signal, and does not make full use of the prior tissue characteristic parameters and the dictionary. The degree of match between candidate tissue characteristic parameters. In view of the shortcomings of the above technology, the present invention proposes a fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method based on fractional fingerprint quantitative imaging. N sets of data are collected through a pulse sequence, and N images are reconstructed based on the N sets of data; Parameter, spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and spin-spin relaxation time constant T2, a dictionary is generated through the fractional Bloch model; the signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images is compared with the entries in the dictionary Matching, the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined according to the matching degree as the output of fingerprint imaging, which is generated by combining the parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 Dictionary, so the obtained R tissue characteristic parameter maps can improve the accuracy of quantitative imaging.
举例说明,本申请实施例可以应用到如图1所示的示例性场景中。其中,磁共振设备10和服务器20构成上述快速磁共振多参数成像方法的应用场景。For example, the embodiments of the present application can be applied to the exemplary scenario shown in FIG. 1. Among them, the magnetic resonance device 10 and the server 20 constitute an application scenario of the above-mentioned fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method.
具体的,磁共振设备10根据服务器20的脉冲序列获取N组数据,该数据可以为指纹 图像数据,并将该N组数据发送给服务器20;服务器20基于该N组数据重建得到N幅图像,将脉冲序列的参数、自旋‐晶格弛豫时间常数T1和自旋‐自旋弛豫时间常数T2,通过分数阶布洛赫模型生成字典,将N幅图像上对应像素的信号序列与字典中的条目进行匹配,根据匹配度确定最终的R个组织特性参数图作为指纹成像的输出。Specifically, the magnetic resonance device 10 obtains N sets of data according to the pulse sequence of the server 20, the data may be fingerprint image data, and sends the N sets of data to the server 20; the server 20 reconstructs and obtains N images based on the N sets of data, The parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 are used to generate a dictionary through the fractional Bloch model, and the signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images is compared with the dictionary The items in are matched, and the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined according to the matching degree as the output of fingerprint imaging.
其中,上述最终的R个组织特性参数图为能够反映人体组织的R个组织特性参数,而且上述最终的R个组织特性参数图能够显示为对应的人体组织图像,例如对上述最终的R个组织特性参数图经过图像化处理可以显示为对应的人体组织图像,以便于医生进行参考观察。Among them, the above-mentioned final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are R tissue characteristic parameters that can reflect human tissues, and the above-mentioned final R tissue characteristic parameter maps can be displayed as corresponding human tissue images, for example, for the above-mentioned final R tissue The characteristic parameter map can be displayed as a corresponding human tissue image after image processing, so that the doctor can make reference observation.
以下结合图1对本申请的快速磁共振多参数成像方法进行详细说明。Hereinafter, the fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method of the present application will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1.
图2是本申请一实施例提供的快速磁共振多参数成像方法的示意性流程图,参照图2,该快速磁共振多参数成像方法的详述如下:FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method according to an embodiment of the present application. Referring to FIG. 2, the fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method is detailed as follows:
在步骤110中,通过脉冲序列采集N组数据,并基于所述N组数据重建得到N幅图像;其中,N为大于等于1的整数。In step 110, N sets of data are collected through a pulse sequence, and N images are reconstructed based on the N sets of data; where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
示例性的,步骤110具体可以为:在对上述脉冲序列的每一次激发中,采用不同的重复时间(Time of Repetition,TR)、回波时间(Time of Echo,TE)和翻转角(Flip Angle,FA),采集N组数据并重建得到N幅图像。Exemplarily, step 110 may specifically be: in each excitation of the foregoing pulse sequence, different repetition time (Time of Repetition, TR), echo time (Time of Echo, TE), and flip angle (Flip Angle) are used. ,FA), N sets of data are collected and reconstructed to obtain N images.
具体的,可以调整重复时间TR、回波时间TE和翻转角FA,不同的重复时间TR、回波时间TE和翻转角FA对应不同的脉冲序列,然后根据不同的脉冲序列来采集数据,例如可以为指纹图像数据。Specifically, the repetition time TR, echo time TE, and flip angle FA can be adjusted. Different repetition time TR, echo time TE, and flip angle FA correspond to different pulse sequences, and then collect data according to different pulse sequences. For example, you can Is the fingerprint image data.
图3(a)和图3(b)中提供了一种整重复时间TR、回波时间TE和翻转角FA的示例性实施例,其中图3(a)中调整的是翻转角FA,图3(b)中调整的是重复时间TR和回波时间TE,通过图3(a)和图3(b)中所示的方式可以实现对脉冲序列的重复时间TR、回波时间TE和翻转角FA进行调整,得到的脉冲序列如图4所示,根据图4所示的脉冲序列采集N组数据,例如可以为指纹图像数据。Figures 3(a) and 3(b) provide an exemplary embodiment of the entire repetition time TR, the echo time TE, and the flip angle FA. The flip angle FA is adjusted in Figure 3(a). In 3(b), the repetition time TR and the echo time TE are adjusted. The repetition time TR, the echo time TE, and the flip of the pulse sequence can be achieved through the methods shown in Figure 3(a) and Figure 3(b) The angle FA is adjusted, and the obtained pulse sequence is shown in FIG. 4, and N sets of data are collected according to the pulse sequence shown in FIG. 4, which may be fingerprint image data, for example.
在步骤120中,将所述脉冲序列的参数、自旋‐晶格弛豫时间常数T1和自旋‐自旋弛豫时间常数T2,通过分数阶布洛赫模型生成字典。In step 120, the parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 are used to generate a dictionary through a fractional Bloch model.
其中,弛豫时间为动力学系统的一种特征时间,为系统的某种变量由暂态趋于某种定态所需要的时间。自旋‐晶格弛豫时间常数T1为纵向磁化强度恢复的时间常数,又称为纵向弛豫时间常数;自旋‐自旋弛豫时间常数T2为横向磁化强度消失的时间常数,又称横向弛豫时间常数。Among them, the relaxation time is a characteristic time of a dynamic system, and it is the time required for a certain variable of the system to change from a transient state to a certain steady state. The spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 is the time constant for the recovery of the longitudinal magnetization, also known as the longitudinal relaxation time constant; the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 is the time constant for the disappearance of the transverse magnetization, also known as the transverse Relaxation time constant.
示例性的,上述脉冲序列的参数可以包括重复时间TR、回波时间TE和翻转角FA。Exemplarily, the parameters of the aforementioned pulse sequence may include the repetition time TR, the echo time TE, and the flip angle FA.
本实施例中,根据脉冲序列的参数、自旋‐晶格弛豫时间常数T1和自旋‐自旋弛豫时间常数T2,通过分数阶布洛赫模型生成字典,使得该字典能够更加准确的反映出组织特性参数,从而使得后续的成像准确度更高。In this embodiment, according to the parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2, the fractional Bloch model is used to generate a dictionary, so that the dictionary can be more accurate Reflects the tissue characteristic parameters, so that the subsequent imaging accuracy is higher.
在步骤130中,将所述N幅图像上对应像素的信号序列与所述字典中的条目进行匹配,根据匹配度确定最终的R个组织特性参数图作为指纹成像的输出,R为大于等于1的整数。In step 130, the signal sequences of corresponding pixels on the N images are matched with entries in the dictionary, and the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined as the output of fingerprint imaging according to the matching degree, and R is greater than or equal to 1. Integer.
示例性的,可以将N幅图像上对应像素的信号序列与所述字典中的条目进行匹配,将 匹配度最高的信号序列作为最终的R个组织特性参数图作为指纹成像的输出,或根据匹配度大于阈值的信号序列确定最终的R个组织特性参数图作为指纹成像的输出,对此不予限定,可以根据实际需要设定。Exemplarily, the signal sequences of corresponding pixels on the N images can be matched with entries in the dictionary, and the signal sequence with the highest matching degree can be used as the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps as the output of fingerprint imaging, or according to the matching The signal sequence whose degree is greater than the threshold determines the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps as the output of fingerprint imaging, which is not limited and can be set according to actual needs.
例如,可以根据N幅图像上对应像素的信号序列与所述字典中的条目的差值的大小,确定匹配度的高低,差值越小匹配度越高,差值越大匹配度越高。For example, the degree of matching can be determined according to the magnitude of the difference between the signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images and the entries in the dictionary. The smaller the difference, the higher the matching degree, and the larger the difference, the higher the matching degree.
上述快速磁共振多参数成像方法,通过脉冲序列采集N组数据,并基于所述N组数据重建得到N幅图像;将所述脉冲序列的参数、自旋‐晶格弛豫时间常数T1和自旋‐自旋弛豫时间常数T2,通过分数阶布洛赫模型生成字典;将所述N幅图像上对应像素的信号序列与所述字典中的条目进行匹配,根据匹配度确定最终的R个组织特性参数图作为指纹成像的输出,由于综合了脉冲序列的参数、自旋‐晶格弛豫时间常数T1和自旋‐自旋弛豫时间常数T2生成字典,因此最终的R个组织特性参数图能够提高定量成像的准确度。In the above-mentioned fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method, N sets of data are acquired through a pulse sequence, and N images are reconstructed based on the N sets of data; the parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the self The spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 is used to generate a dictionary through the fractional Bloch model; the signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images is matched with the entries in the dictionary, and the final R is determined according to the matching degree The tissue characteristic parameter map is used as the output of fingerprint imaging. Since the parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 are combined to generate a dictionary, the final R tissue characteristic parameters The map can improve the accuracy of quantitative imaging.
图5是本申请一实施例提供的快速磁共振多参数成像方法的示意性流程图,基于图2所示的实施例,该快速磁共振多参数成像方法还可以包括:FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method according to an embodiment of the present application. Based on the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method may further include:
在步骤140中,将所述字典根据分数阶因子分为K个类别的字典,K为大于或等于1的整数。In step 140, the dictionary is divided into K categories of dictionaries according to the fractional order factor, and K is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
一个实施例中,上述分数阶因子可以为针对T1和T2的独立的分数阶因子。In an embodiment, the aforementioned fractional factor may be an independent fractional factor for T1 and T2.
一个实施例中,上述分数阶因子的范围可以为0到2之间。In an embodiment, the range of the aforementioned fractional factor may be between 0 and 2.
示例性的,如图6所示,可以根据脉冲序列的参数(重复时间TR、回波时间TE和翻转角FA)以及T1和T2,通过分数阶布洛赫方程(亦称分数阶布洛赫模型)生成字典,然后通过分数阶布洛赫模型的各个分数阶因子将该字典分为K个类别的字典,每个类别的字典对应一种信号演变曲线。Exemplarily, as shown in Fig. 6, according to the parameters of the pulse sequence (repetition time TR, echo time TE and flip angle FA) and T1 and T2, the fractional Bloch equation (also known as fractional Bloch Model) generates a dictionary, and then divides the dictionary into K categories of dictionaries through each fractional factor of the fractional Bloch model, and each category of dictionaries corresponds to a signal evolution curve.
本实施例中,将分数阶因子作为弹性校准因子对字典进行分类,并采用分类后的字典中的元素与N幅图像上对应像素的信号序列进行匹配,根据匹配度确定最终的R个组织特性参数图,能够提高匹配效果,并进一步提高成像的准确度。In this embodiment, the fractional order factor is used as the elastic calibration factor to classify the dictionary, and the elements in the classified dictionary are matched with the signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images, and the final R tissue characteristics are determined according to the matching degree. The parameter map can improve the matching effect and further improve the accuracy of imaging.
一些实施例中,上述分数阶布洛赫模型具体可以为:In some embodiments, the aforementioned fractional Bloch model may specifically be:
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M z(t)=M z(0)+[M 0-M z(0)][1-E β(-(t/T 1) β)]     (2) M z (t)=M z (0)+[M 0 -M z (0)][1-E β (-(t/T 1 ) β )] (2)
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M xy(t)=M xy(0)[E α(-(t/T 2) α)]+M xy(∞)       (4) M xy (t)=M xy (0)[E α (-(t/T 2 ) α )]+M xy (∞) (4)
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图7是本申请一实施例提供的快速磁共振多参数成像方法的示意性流程图,基于图5所示的实施例,步骤130具体可以包括:FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method provided by an embodiment of the present application. Based on the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, step 130 may specifically include:
在步骤131中,将所述N幅图像对应像素组成的信号序列,分别与K个类别中的每一类别的所述字典的条目进行匹配识别,得到K组组织特性参数的定量成像图像,每组组织特性参数包括R个组织特性参数。In step 131, the signal sequence composed of the corresponding pixels of the N images is matched and identified with the dictionary entries of each of the K categories to obtain the quantitative imaging images of the K groups of tissue characteristic parameters. The group organization characteristic parameter includes R organization characteristic parameters.
一个实施例中,可以将上述N幅图像对应像素组成的信号序列分别与各个类别的所述字典中的条目进行匹配识别,得到K组组织特性参数的定量成像图像。即,可以通过K个类别的字典分别将上述N幅图像划分为K组图像。In an embodiment, the signal sequence composed of the pixels corresponding to the above N images may be matched and identified with entries in the dictionary of each category to obtain quantitative imaging images of K groups of tissue characteristic parameters. That is, the above-mentioned N images can be divided into K groups of images through K categories of dictionaries.
参见图8,将重建得到的N幅图像对应像素组成的信号序列分别与K个类别的字典中各分数阶因子的条目逐条匹配识别,可以同时获得K组组织特性参数的定量成像结果。Referring to FIG. 8, the signal sequence composed of the pixels corresponding to the reconstructed N images is matched and identified one by one with the entries of each fractional factor in the dictionary of K categories, and the quantitative imaging results of the K groups of tissue characteristic parameters can be obtained at the same time.
示例性的,N幅图像中的每幅图像由多个像素点构成,提取N幅图像中对应像素点的信号,得到一个二维的信号序列,然后将该信号序列与K个类别的字典的各个条目匹配,得到每个像素点位置对应的K组组织特性参数,每组组织特性参数可以包括R个组织特性参数;将所有像素点的组织特性参数转换为R幅定量成像图像。Exemplarily, each of the N images is composed of multiple pixels, the signals of the corresponding pixels in the N images are extracted to obtain a two-dimensional signal sequence, and then the signal sequence is combined with the dictionary of K categories. Each item is matched to obtain K groups of tissue characteristic parameters corresponding to each pixel position. Each group of tissue characteristic parameters may include R tissue characteristic parameters; the tissue characteristic parameters of all pixels are converted into R quantitative imaging images.
在步骤132中,对于所述K组定量成像图像中的任一组定量成像图像,选取M个感兴趣的组织区域。In step 132, for any group of quantitative imaging images in the K groups of quantitative imaging images, M tissue regions of interest are selected.
一个实施例中,对于上述K组定量成像图像中的任一组定量成像图像,可以在定量成像图像上选取单一成分的组织对应的图像区域为感兴趣的组织区域。本实施例中,感兴趣的组织区域为已知单一成分的特定组织,例如背景噪声区域就不该纳入感兴趣的组织区域的选取范围。In one embodiment, for any group of quantitative imaging images in the above-mentioned K groups of quantitative imaging images, the image area corresponding to the tissue of a single component may be selected as the tissue area of interest on the quantitative imaging image. In this embodiment, the tissue area of interest is a specific tissue with a known single component. For example, the background noise area should not be included in the selection range of the tissue area of interest.
参见图9,图中以定量成像图像包含四个成分的特定组织为例进行说明,但并不以此为限。对于定量成像图像中的四个成分的组织,可以分别在每一成分的特定组织中选取感兴趣的组织区域,得到四个感兴趣的组织区域,分别为ROI1、ROI2、ROI3和ROI4。其中,每个感兴趣的组织区域均是在某一个成分的特定组织对应的图像区域选取的感兴趣的组织区域。Referring to FIG. 9, a specific tissue containing four components in a quantitative imaging image is taken as an example for illustration, but it is not limited to this. For the four-component tissue in the quantitative imaging image, the tissue region of interest can be selected from the specific tissue of each component to obtain four tissue regions of interest, namely ROI1, ROI2, ROI3, and ROI4. Among them, each tissue area of interest is a tissue area of interest selected in an image area corresponding to a specific tissue of a certain component.
本实施例中,感兴趣的组织区域的个数不小于1个,例如可以选取3个以上,并且每个感兴趣的组织区域包含法人像素个数可以不同,另外每个感兴趣的组织区域包含的像素个数一搬不少于10个。In this embodiment, the number of tissue regions of interest is not less than one, for example, more than three can be selected, and the number of corporate pixels contained in each tissue region of interest can be different. In addition, each tissue region of interest contains The number of pixels should be no less than 10.
在步骤133中,将各组定量成像图像的所述M个感兴趣的组织区域的R个组织特性参数与对应区域的R个经验组织特性参数进行比较,根据比较得出的偏差度确定最终的组织 特性参数图作为指纹成像的输出。In step 133, the R tissue characteristic parameters of the M tissue regions of interest of each group of quantitative imaging images are compared with the R empirical tissue characteristic parameters of the corresponding regions, and the final result is determined according to the deviation degree obtained by the comparison. The tissue characteristic parameter map is used as the output of fingerprint imaging.
参见图10,一个实施例中,步骤133可以包括以下步骤:Referring to FIG. 10, in an embodiment, step 133 may include the following steps:
在步骤201中,对各组定量成像图像的所述M个感兴趣的组织区域所包含的像素点进行标号排序,并对应设置每个像素点的R个经验组织特性参数,将各个像素点的各个经验组织特性参数构成行向量r。In step 201, the pixels contained in the M tissue regions of interest in each group of quantitative imaging images are labeled and sorted, and the R empirical tissue characteristic parameters of each pixel are set correspondingly, and the pixels of each pixel are Each empirical organization characteristic parameter constitutes a row vector r.
参见图11,对于感兴趣的组织区域ROI1,可以包含12个像素点,对于这12个像素点进行标号排序,得到如图11左图所示的内容;其中,像素点4、像素点5、像素点8和像素点9是全包含在感兴趣的组织区域ROI1中的,其他像素点均只是部分包含在感兴趣的组织区域ROI1中的。对于感兴趣的组织区域ROI2,可以包含12个像素点,对于这12个像素点进行标号排序,得到如图11右图所示的内容。其中,像素点16、像素点17、像素点20和像素点21是全包含在感兴趣的组织区域ROI1中的,其他像素点均只是部分包含在感兴趣的组织区域ROI1中的。Referring to Figure 11, for the tissue region ROI1 of interest, it can contain 12 pixels. The 12 pixels are labeled and sorted to obtain the content shown in the left image of Figure 11; among them, pixel 4, pixel 5, The pixel points 8 and the pixel points 9 are all contained in the tissue region ROI1 of interest, and the other pixels are only partially contained in the tissue region ROI1 of interest. For the tissue region ROI2 of interest, it can contain 12 pixels, and the 12 pixels are sorted by labels, and the content shown in the right figure of FIG. 11 is obtained. Among them, the pixel points 16, the pixel points 17, the pixel points 20, and the pixel points 21 are all included in the tissue region ROI1 of interest, and the other pixels are only partially included in the tissue region ROI1 of interest.
本实施例中,各个感兴趣的组织区域中的像素点的标号可以依此排序。例如,以四个感兴趣的组织区域、每个感兴趣的组织区域包含12个像素点为例,感兴趣的组织区域ROI1中的像素点的标号为1~12,感兴趣的组织区域ROI2中的像素点的标号为13~24,感兴趣的组织区域ROI3中的像素点的标号为25~36,感兴趣的组织区域ROI4中的像素点的标号为37~48。In this embodiment, the labels of the pixels in each tissue region of interest can be sorted accordingly. For example, taking four tissue regions of interest, each tissue region of interest contains 12 pixels as an example, the pixels in the tissue region of interest ROI1 are labeled from 1 to 12, and in the tissue region of interest ROI2 The numbers of the pixels are 13-24, the numbers of the pixels in the tissue region ROI3 of interest are 25-36, and the numbers of the pixels in the tissue region ROI4 of interest are 37-48.
当然,在其他实施例中每个感兴趣的组织区域包含的像素点个数不限于12个,每个感兴趣的组织区域可以包含多于12个像素点的情况,以上仅为示例性说明,对此不予限定。Of course, in other embodiments, the number of pixels contained in each tissue area of interest is not limited to 12, and each tissue area of interest may contain more than 12 pixels. The above is only an exemplary description. There is no restriction on this.
在对各个感兴趣的组织区域所包含的像素点进行标号排序后,对应设置每个像素点的R个经验组织特性参数,从而构成行向量r。例如,可以按照各个像素点的标号的顺序,将对应的经验组织特性参数构成行向量r。After sorting the pixels contained in each tissue region of interest, R empirical tissue characteristic parameters of each pixel are correspondingly set to form a row vector r. For example, the corresponding empirical organization characteristic parameters can be formed into a row vector r according to the order of the label of each pixel.
在步骤202中,基于所述标号排序的方式将各个类别的所述字典的候选组织特性参数构成矩阵J。In step 202, the candidate tissue characteristic parameters of the dictionary of each category are formed into a matrix J based on the ordering of the labels.
基于步骤201中对像素点的标号排序的方式,将各个类别的字典中与M个感兴趣的组织区域所包含的像素点对应的各个组织特性参数进行处理,构成矩阵J,其中矩阵J中的行表示像素点维度,列表示K组组织特性参数。为便于描述,可以将各个类别的字典中与M个感兴趣的组织区域所包含的像素点对应各个组织特性参数成为候选组织特性参数。Based on the way of sorting the labels of the pixels in step 201, the various tissue characteristic parameters corresponding to the pixels contained in the M tissue regions of interest in the dictionary of each category are processed to form a matrix J, where the The rows represent pixel dimensions, and the columns represent K groups of tissue characteristic parameters. For ease of description, the pixel points in the dictionary of each category and the pixels contained in the M tissue regions of interest may correspond to each tissue characteristic parameter as a candidate tissue characteristic parameter.
在步骤203中,根据所述矩阵J每行向量与所述行向量r的差值,确定所述最终的R个组织特性参数图。In step 203, the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined according to the difference between each row vector of the matrix J and the row vector r.
一个实施例中,步骤203的具体实现方式可以为:In an embodiment, the specific implementation of step 203 may be:
步骤A,计算所述矩阵J中每行向量与所述行向量r的残差平方和,各个残差平方和构成大小为K的列向量err;Step A: Calculate the residual sum of squares of each row vector in the matrix J and the row vector r, and each residual sum of squares constitutes a column vector err of size K;
步骤B,根据所述列向量err中最小的值所对应的组织特性参数作为所述最终的R个组织特性参数图。Step B: Use the tissue characteristic parameters corresponding to the smallest value in the column vector err as the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps.
其中,残差平方和指的是矩阵J中的候选组织特性参数减去向量r中对应的经验组织特性参数后除以该经验组织特性参数后取平方,步骤A具体可以为:Among them, the residual sum of squares refers to the candidate tissue characteristic parameter in the matrix J minus the corresponding empirical tissue characteristic parameter in the vector r, divided by the empirical tissue characteristic parameter, and then squared. Step A can specifically be:
计算所述矩阵J中的候选组织特性参数与所述行向量r中对应的经验组织特性参数的差值;Calculating the difference between the candidate tissue characteristic parameter in the matrix J and the corresponding empirical tissue characteristic parameter in the row vector r;
将所述差值除以对应的经验组织特性参数并将取平方。The difference is divided by the corresponding empirical tissue characteristic parameter and squared.
一些实施例中,所述组织特性参数为T1和/或T2。In some embodiments, the tissue characteristic parameter is T1 and/or T2.
对于组织特性参数为T1和T2的情况,在步骤A中则分别得到T1和T2的每行的残差平方和err,将两者的残差平方和err做平均或者相加作为该行的err,将所有行的err组成大小为K的列向量err,该列向量中最小的值所对应的组织特性参数即为最终的R个组织特性参数图。For the case where the tissue characteristic parameters are T1 and T2, in step A, the residual square sum err of each row of T1 and T2 are obtained respectively, and the residual square sum err of the two is averaged or added as the err of the row , Compose the err of all rows into a column vector err of size K, and the tissue characteristic parameter corresponding to the smallest value in the column vector is the final R tissue characteristic parameter map.
图12为将本申请、背景技术中的方案(如图中所示的之前技术)和传统定量磁共振成像进行比对的示意图,由图12可知,本申请相对于背景技术中所述的之前技术(分数阶快速磁共振多参数成像)更接近传统定量磁共振成像结果。Figure 12 is a schematic diagram of comparing the present application, the solution in the background art (the previous technology as shown in the figure) and the traditional quantitative magnetic resonance imaging. The technology (fractional fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging) is closer to the results of traditional quantitative magnetic resonance imaging.
上述快速磁共振多参数成像方法,通过脉冲序列采集N组数据,并基于所述N组数据重建得到N幅图像;将所述脉冲序列的参数、自旋‐晶格弛豫时间常数T1和自旋‐自旋弛豫时间常数T2,通过分数阶布洛赫模型生成字典;将所述N幅图像上对应像素的信号序列与所述字典中的条目进行匹配,根据匹配度确定最终的R个组织特性参数图作为指纹成像的输出,由于综合了脉冲序列的参数、自旋‐晶格弛豫时间常数T1和自旋‐自旋弛豫时间常数T2生成字典,因此最终的R个组织特性参数图能够提高定量成像的准确度。In the above-mentioned fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method, N sets of data are acquired through a pulse sequence, and N images are reconstructed based on the N sets of data; the parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the self The spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 is used to generate a dictionary through the fractional Bloch model; the signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images is matched with the entries in the dictionary, and the final R is determined according to the matching degree The tissue characteristic parameter map is used as the output of fingerprint imaging. Since the parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 are combined to generate a dictionary, the final R tissue characteristic parameters The map can improve the accuracy of quantitative imaging.
传统的分数阶指纹成像只考虑了单点实际采得信号演变与字典模拟信号演变的匹配度,并没有充分利用先验的组织特性参数与字典中候选的组织特性参数间的匹配度。针对以上技术的缺点,本申请不仅考虑了信号演变的匹配度,还充分利用了与分数阶因子相关的候选组织特性参数的匹配度,从而提高了定量成像准确度。Traditional fractional fingerprint imaging only considers the matching degree between the actual signal evolution of a single point and the dictionary analog signal evolution, and does not make full use of the matching degree between the prior tissue characteristic parameters and the candidate tissue characteristic parameters in the dictionary. In view of the shortcomings of the above technologies, this application not only considers the matching degree of signal evolution, but also makes full use of the matching degree of candidate tissue characteristic parameters related to the fractional order factor, thereby improving the accuracy of quantitative imaging.
应理解,上述实施例中各步骤的序号的大小并不意味着执行顺序的先后,各过程的执行顺序应以其功能和内在逻辑确定,而不应对本申请实施例的实施过程构成任何限定。It should be understood that the size of the sequence number of each step in the foregoing embodiment does not mean the order of execution. The execution sequence of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiment of the present application.
对应于上文实施例应用于快速磁共振多参数成像方法,图13示出了本申请实施例提供的快速磁共振多参数成像装置的结构框图,为了便于说明,仅示出了与本申请实施例相关的部分。Corresponding to the application of the above embodiment to the fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method, FIG. 13 shows a structural block diagram of the fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging device provided by the embodiment of the present application. Example related parts.
参见图13,本申请实施例中的快速磁共振多参数成像装置可以包括采集模块201、字典生成模块202和匹配成像模块203;Referring to FIG. 13, the fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging device in the embodiment of the present application may include an acquisition module 201, a dictionary generation module 202, and a matching imaging module 203;
其中,采集模块201,用于通过脉冲序列采集N组数据,并基于所述N组数据重建得到N幅图像;其中,N为大于等于1的整数;Wherein, the acquisition module 201 is configured to acquire N sets of data through a pulse sequence, and reconstruct N images based on the N sets of data; where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1;
字典生成模块202,用于将所述脉冲序列的参数、自旋‐晶格弛豫时间常数T1和自旋‐自旋弛豫时间常数T2,通过分数阶布洛赫模型生成字典;The dictionary generation module 202 is used to generate a dictionary using the parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 through a fractional Bloch model;
匹配成像模块203,用于将所述N幅图像上对应像素的信号序列与所述字典中的条目进行匹配,根据匹配度确定最终的R个组织特性参数图作为指纹成像的输出,R为大于等于1的整数。The matching imaging module 203 is configured to match the signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images with the entries in the dictionary, and determine the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps as the output of fingerprint imaging according to the matching degree, and R is greater than An integer equal to 1.
可选的,上述装置还可以包括:Optionally, the foregoing device may further include:
字典分类模块,用于将所述字典根据分数阶因子分为K个类别的字典,K为大于或等 于1的整数。The dictionary classification module is used to divide the dictionary into K categories according to the fractional order factor, where K is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
示例性的,所述分数阶因子为针对T1和T2的分数阶因子。Exemplarily, the fractional factor is a fractional factor for T1 and T2.
示例性的,所述分数阶因子的取值范围为0到2之间。Exemplarily, the value range of the fractional factor is between 0 and 2.
可选的,匹配成像模块203可以包括:Optionally, the matching imaging module 203 may include:
图像分组单元,用于将所述N幅图像对应像素组成的信号序列,分别与K个类别中的每一类别的所述字典的条目进行匹配识别,得到K组组织特性参数的定量成像图像,每组组织特性参数包括R个组织特性参数;The image grouping unit is used to match and recognize the signal sequence composed of the corresponding pixels of the N images with the dictionary entries of each of the K categories to obtain the quantitative imaging images of the K groups of tissue characteristic parameters, Each group of tissue characteristic parameters includes R tissue characteristic parameters;
感兴趣区域选取单元,用于对于所述K组组织特性参数的定量成像图像中的任一组的定量成像图像,选取M个感兴趣的组织区域;The region of interest selection unit is configured to select M tissue regions of interest for any group of quantitative imaging images in the quantitative imaging images of the K groups of tissue characteristic parameters;
匹配成像单元,用于将各组组织特性参数的定量成像图像的所述M个感兴趣的组织区域的R个组织特性参数与对应区域的R个经验组织特性参数进行比较,根据比较得出的偏差度确定最终的R个组织特性参数图作为指纹成像的输出。The matching imaging unit is used to compare the R tissue characteristic parameters of the M tissue regions of interest in the quantitative imaging images of each group of tissue characteristic parameters with the R empirical tissue characteristic parameters of the corresponding regions, and the results are obtained based on the comparison The degree of deviation determines the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps as the output of fingerprint imaging.
可选的,所述图像分组单元具体可以用于:Optionally, the image grouping unit may be specifically used for:
提取N幅图像中对应像素点的信号,得到一个二维的信号序列;其中,N幅图像中的每幅图像均由多个像素点构成;Extract the signals of the corresponding pixels in the N images to obtain a two-dimensional signal sequence; wherein, each of the N images is composed of multiple pixels;
将所述信号序列与所述K个类别字典的各个条目进行匹配,得到每个像素点位置对应的K组组织特性参数,每组组织特性参数包括R个组织特性参数;Matching the signal sequence with each entry of the K category dictionaries to obtain K groups of tissue characteristic parameters corresponding to each pixel position, and each group of tissue characteristic parameters includes R tissue characteristic parameters;
将所有像素点的组织特性参数转换为R幅定量成像图像。The tissue characteristic parameters of all pixels are converted into R quantitative imaging images.
可选的,上述图像分组单元具体可以用于:Optionally, the above-mentioned image grouping unit may be specifically used for:
在所述定量成像图像上选取单一成分的组织对应的图像区域为感兴趣的组织区域。The image area corresponding to the tissue of a single component is selected on the quantitative imaging image as the tissue area of interest.
可选的,上述匹配成像单元具体可以用于:Optionally, the above-mentioned matching imaging unit may be specifically used for:
对各定量成像图像的所述M个感兴趣的组织区域所包含的像素点进行标号排序,并对应设置每个像素点的R个经验组织特性参数值,将各个像素点的各个经验组织特性参数构成行向量r;Sort the pixels contained in the M tissue regions of interest in each quantitative imaging image, and set the R empirical tissue characteristic parameter values of each pixel correspondingly, and set each empirical tissue characteristic parameter of each pixel Constitute the row vector r;
基于所述标号排序的方式将各个类别的所述字典中与所述M个感兴趣的组织区域所包含的像素点对应的各个组织特性参数构成矩阵J;Forming a matrix J for each tissue characteristic parameter corresponding to the pixels contained in the M tissue regions of interest in the dictionary of each category based on the sorting manner of the labels;
根据所述矩阵J每行向量与所述行向量r的差值,确定所述最终的R个组织特性参数图。According to the difference between each row vector of the matrix J and the row vector r, the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined.
可选的,所述根据所述矩阵J每行向量与所述行向量r的差值,确定所述最终的R个组织特性参数图,包括:Optionally, the determining the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps according to the difference between each row vector of the matrix J and the row vector r includes:
计算所述矩阵J中每行向量与所述行向量r的残差平方和,各个残差平方和构成大小为K的列向量err;Calculate the residual sum of squares of each row vector in the matrix J and the row vector r, and each residual sum of squares constitutes a column vector err of size K;
根据所述列向量err中最小的值所对应的组织特性参数作为所述最终的R个组织特性参数图。The tissue characteristic parameter corresponding to the smallest value in the column vector err is used as the final R tissue characteristic parameter map.
例如,所述计算所述矩阵J中每行向量与所述行向量r的残差平方和,具体为:For example, the calculation of the residual sum of squares of each row vector in the matrix J and the row vector r is specifically:
计算所述矩阵J中的候选组织特性参数与所述行向量r中对应的经验组织特性参数的差值;Calculating the difference between the candidate tissue characteristic parameter in the matrix J and the corresponding empirical tissue characteristic parameter in the row vector r;
将所述差值除以对应的经验组织特性参数并将取平方。The difference is divided by the corresponding empirical tissue characteristic parameter and squared.
示例性的,所述组织特性参数为T1和/或T2。Exemplarily, the tissue characteristic parameter is T1 and/or T2.
可选的,采集模块201具体可以用于:Optionally, the collection module 201 can be specifically used for:
在对所述脉冲序列的每一次激发中,采用不同的重复时间TR、回波时间TE和翻转角FA,采集N组数据并重建得到N幅图像。In each excitation of the pulse sequence, different repetition time TR, echo time TE, and flip angle FA are used to collect N sets of data and reconstruct to obtain N images.
可选的,所述分数阶布洛赫模型为:Optionally, the fractional Bloch model is:
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需要说明的是,上述装置/单元之间的信息交互、执行过程等内容,由于与本申请方法实施例基于同一构思,其具体功能及带来的技术效果,具体可参见方法实施例部分,此处不再赘述。It should be noted that the information interaction and execution process between the above-mentioned devices/units are based on the same concept as the method embodiment of this application, and its specific functions and technical effects can be found in the method embodiment section. I won't repeat it here.
所属领域的技术人员可以清楚地了解到,为了描述的方便和简洁,仅以上述各功能单元、模块的划分进行举例说明,实际应用中,可以根据需要而将上述功能分配由不同的功能单元、模块完成,即将所述装置的内部结构划分成不同的功能单元或模块,以完成以上描述的全部或者部分功能。实施例中的各功能单元、模块可以集成在一个处理单元中,也可以是各个单元单独物理存在,也可以两个或两个以上单元集成在一个单元中,上述集成的单元既可以采用硬件的形式实现,也可以采用软件功能单元的形式实现。另外,各功能单元、模块的具体名称也只是为了便于相互区分,并不用于限制本申请的保护范围。上述系统中单元、模块的具体工作过程,可以参考前述方法实施例中的对应过程,在此不再赘述。Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that, for the convenience and conciseness of description, only the division of the above functional units and modules is used as an example. In practical applications, the above functions can be allocated to different functional units and modules as needed. Module completion, that is, the internal structure of the device is divided into different functional units or modules to complete all or part of the functions described above. The functional units and modules in the embodiments can be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit can exist alone physically, or two or more units can be integrated into one unit. The above-mentioned integrated units can be hardware-based Formal realization can also be realized in the form of a software functional unit. In addition, the specific names of the functional units and modules are only for the convenience of distinguishing each other, and are not used to limit the protection scope of the present application. For the specific working process of the units and modules in the foregoing system, reference may be made to the corresponding process in the foregoing method embodiment, which will not be repeated here.
本申请实施例还提供了一种终端设备,参见图14,该终端设备400可以包括:至少一 个处理器410、存储器420以及存储在所述存储器420中并可在所述至少一个处理器410上运行的计算机程序,所述处理器410执行所述计算机程序时实现上述任意各个方法实施例中的步骤,例如图2所示实施例中的步骤101至步骤103。或者,处理器410执行所述计算机程序时实现上述各装置实施例中各模块/单元的功能,例如图13所示模块301至303的功能。The embodiment of the present application also provides a terminal device. Referring to FIG. 14, the terminal device 400 may include: at least one processor 410, a memory 420, and stored in the memory 420 and can be stored on the at least one processor 410. A running computer program, when the processor 410 executes the computer program, the steps in any of the foregoing method embodiments, such as steps 101 to 103 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, are implemented. Alternatively, when the processor 410 executes the computer program, the functions of the modules/units in the foregoing device embodiments, such as the functions of the modules 301 to 303 shown in FIG. 13, are realized.
示例性的,计算机程序可以被分割成一个或多个模块/单元,一个或者多个模块/单元被存储在存储器420中,并由处理器410执行,以完成本申请。所述一个或多个模块/单元可以是能够完成特定功能的一系列计算机程序段,该程序段用于描述计算机程序在终端设备400中的执行过程。Exemplarily, the computer program may be divided into one or more modules/units, and the one or more modules/units are stored in the memory 420 and executed by the processor 410 to complete the application. The one or more modules/units may be a series of computer program segments capable of completing specific functions, and the program segments are used to describe the execution process of the computer program in the terminal device 400.
本领域技术人员可以理解,图14仅仅是终端设备的示例,并不构成对终端设备的限定,可以包括比图示更多或更少的部件,或者组合某些部件,或者不同的部件,例如输入输出设备、网络接入设备、总线等。Those skilled in the art can understand that FIG. 14 is only an example of a terminal device, and does not constitute a limitation on the terminal device. It may include more or less components than those shown in the figure, or a combination of certain components, or different components, such as Input and output equipment, network access equipment, bus, etc.
处理器410可以是中央处理单元(Central Processing Unit,CPU),还可以是其他通用处理器、数字信号处理器(Digital Signal Processor,DSP)、专用集成电路(Application Specific Integrated Circuit,ASIC)、现成可编程门阵列(Field-Programmable Gate Array,FPGA)或者其他可编程逻辑器件、分立门或者晶体管逻辑器件、分立硬件组件等。通用处理器可以是微处理器或者该处理器也可以是任何常规的处理器等。The processor 410 may be a central processing unit (Central Processing Unit, CPU), other general-purpose processors, digital signal processors (Digital Signal Processor, DSP), application specific integrated circuits (Application Specific Integrated Circuit, ASIC), ready-made Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gates or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc. The general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may also be any conventional processor or the like.
存储器420可以是终端设备的内部存储单元,也可以是终端设备的外部存储设备,例如插接式硬盘,智能存储卡(Smart Media Card,SMC),安全数字(Secure Digital,SD)卡,闪存卡(Flash Card)等。所述存储器420用于存储所述计算机程序以及终端设备所需的其他程序和数据。所述存储器420还可以用于暂时地存储已经输出或者将要输出的数据。The memory 420 may be an internal storage unit of the terminal device, or an external storage device of the terminal device, such as a plug-in hard disk, a Smart Media Card (SMC), a Secure Digital (SD) card, and a flash memory card. (Flash Card) and so on. The memory 420 is used to store the computer program and other programs and data required by the terminal device. The memory 420 can also be used to temporarily store data that has been output or will be output.
总线可以是工业标准体系结构(Industry Standard Architecture,ISA)总线、外部设备互连(Peripheral Component,PCI)总线或扩展工业标准体系结构(Extended Industry Standard Architecture,EISA)总线等。总线可以分为地址总线、数据总线、控制总线等。为便于表示,本申请附图中的总线并不限定仅有一根总线或一种类型的总线。The bus can be an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, Peripheral Component (PCI) bus, or Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus, etc. The bus can be divided into address bus, data bus, control bus and so on. For ease of representation, the buses in the drawings of this application are not limited to only one bus or one type of bus.
本申请实施例还提供了一种计算机可读存储介质,所述计算机可读存储介质存储有计算机程序,所述计算机程序被处理器执行时实现上述快速磁共振多参数成像方法各个实施例中的步骤。The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, it realizes the above-mentioned fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method in each embodiment step.
本申请实施例提供了一种计算机程序产品,当计算机程序产品在移动终端上运行时,使得移动终端执行时实现上述快速磁共振多参数成像方法各个实施例中的步骤。The embodiments of the present application provide a computer program product. When the computer program product runs on a mobile terminal, the steps in each embodiment of the above-mentioned fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method are realized when the mobile terminal is executed.
所述集成的单元如果以软件功能单元的形式实现并作为独立的产品销售或使用时,可以存储在一个计算机可读取存储介质中。基于这样的理解,本申请实现上述实施例方法中的全部或部分流程,可以通过计算机程序来指令相关的硬件来完成,所述的计算机程序可存储于一计算机可读存储介质中,该计算机程序在被处理器执行时,可实现上述各个方法实施例的步骤。其中,所述计算机程序包括计算机程序代码,所述计算机程序代码可以为源代码形式、对象代码形式、可执行文件或某些中间形式等。所述计算机可读介质至少可以包括:能够将计算机程序代码携带到拍照装置/终端设备的任何实体或装置、记录介质、 计算机存储器、只读存储器(ROM,Read-Only Memory)、随机存取存储器(RAM,Random Access Memory)、电载波信号、电信信号以及软件分发介质。例如U盘、移动硬盘、磁碟或者光盘等。在某些司法管辖区,根据立法和专利实践,计算机可读介质不可以是电载波信号和电信信号。If the integrated unit is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the implementation of all or part of the processes in the above-mentioned embodiment methods in the present application can be accomplished by instructing relevant hardware through a computer program. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. When executed by the processor, the steps of the foregoing method embodiments can be implemented. Wherein, the computer program includes computer program code, and the computer program code may be in the form of source code, object code, executable file, or some intermediate forms. The computer-readable medium may at least include: any entity or device capable of carrying the computer program code to the photographing device/terminal device, recording medium, computer memory, read-only memory (ROM, Read-Only Memory), and random access memory (RAM, Random Access Memory), electric carrier signal, telecommunications signal and software distribution medium. For example, U disk, mobile hard disk, floppy disk or CD-ROM, etc. In some jurisdictions, according to legislation and patent practices, computer-readable media cannot be electrical carrier signals and telecommunication signals.
在上述实施例中,对各个实施例的描述都各有侧重,某个实施例中没有详述或记载的部分,可以参见其它实施例的相关描述。In the above-mentioned embodiments, the description of each embodiment has its own focus. For parts that are not described in detail or recorded in an embodiment, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.
本领域普通技术人员可以意识到,结合本文中所公开的实施例描述的各示例的单元及算法步骤,能够以电子硬件、或者计算机软件和电子硬件的结合来实现。这些功能究竟以硬件还是软件方式来执行,取决于技术方案的特定应用和设计约束条件。专业技术人员可以对每个特定的应用来使用不同方法来实现所描述的功能,但是这种实现不应认为超出本申请的范围。A person of ordinary skill in the art may realize that the units and algorithm steps of the examples described in combination with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented by electronic hardware or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are executed by hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraint conditions of the technical solution. Professionals and technicians can use different methods for each specific application to implement the described functions, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this application.
在本申请所提供的实施例中,应该理解到,所揭露的装置/网络设备和方法,可以通过其它的方式实现。例如,以上所描述的装置/网络设备实施例仅仅是示意性的,例如,所述模块或单元的划分,仅仅为一种逻辑功能划分,实际实现时可以有另外的划分方式,例如多个单元或组件可以结合或者可以集成到另一个系统,或一些特征可以忽略,或不执行。另一点,所显示或讨论的相互之间的耦合或直接耦合或通讯连接可以是通过一些接口,装置或单元的间接耦合或通讯连接,可以是电性,机械或其它的形式。In the embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus/network equipment and method may be implemented in other ways. For example, the device/network device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. For example, the division of the modules or units is only a logical function division, and there may be other divisions in actual implementation, such as multiple units. Or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be omitted or not implemented. In addition, the displayed or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in electrical, mechanical or other forms.
所述作为分离部件说明的单元可以是或者也可以不是物理上分开的,作为单元显示的部件可以是或者也可以不是物理单元,即可以位于一个地方,或者也可以分布到多个网络单元上。可以根据实际的需要选择其中的部分或者全部单元来实现本实施例方案的目的。The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place, or they may be distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the objectives of the solutions of the embodiments.
以上所述实施例仅用以说明本申请的技术方案,而非对其限制;尽管参照前述实施例对本申请进行了详细的说明,本领域的普通技术人员应当理解:其依然可以对前述各实施例所记载的技术方案进行修改,或者对其中部分技术特征进行等同替换;而这些修改或者替换,并不使相应技术方案的本质脱离本申请各实施例技术方案的精神和范围,均应包含在本申请的保护范围之内。The above-mentioned embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, not to limit them; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, a person of ordinary skill in the art should understand that it can still implement the foregoing The technical solutions recorded in the examples are modified, or some of the technical features are equivalently replaced; these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the application, and should be included in Within the scope of protection of this application.

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  1. 一种快速磁共振多参数成像方法,其中,所述方法包括:A fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method, wherein the method includes:
    通过脉冲序列采集N组数据,并基于所述N组数据重建得到N幅图像;其中,N为大于等于1的整数;N groups of data are collected through a pulse sequence, and N images are reconstructed based on the N groups of data; where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1;
    将所述脉冲序列的参数、自旋‐晶格弛豫时间常数T1和自旋‐自旋弛豫时间常数T2,通过分数阶布洛赫模型生成字典;The parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 are used to generate a dictionary through a fractional Bloch model;
    将所述N幅图像上对应像素的信号序列与所述字典中的条目进行匹配,根据匹配度确定最终的R个组织特性参数图作为指纹成像的输出,R为大于等于1的整数。The signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images is matched with the entries in the dictionary, and the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined as the output of fingerprint imaging according to the matching degree, and R is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
  2. 如权利要求1所述的快速磁共振多参数成像方法,其中,所述方法还包括:The fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:
    将所述字典根据分数阶因子分为K个类别的字典,K为大于或等于1的整数。The dictionary is divided into K categories according to the fractional order factor, and K is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
  3. 如权利要求2所述的快速磁共振多参数成像方法,其中,所述分数阶因子为针对T1和T2的分数阶因子。3. The fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method according to claim 2, wherein the fractional factor is a fractional factor for T1 and T2.
  4. 如权利要求2或3所述的快速磁共振多参数成像方法,其中,所述分数阶因子的取值范围为0到2之间。The fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the value range of the fractional order factor is between 0 and 2.
  5. 如权利要求2所述的快速磁共振多参数成像方法,其中,The fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method according to claim 2, wherein:
    所述将所述N幅图像上对应像素的信号序列与所述字典中的条目进行匹配,根据匹配度确定最终的R个组织特性参数图作为指纹成像的输出,包括:The matching the signal sequences of the corresponding pixels on the N images with the entries in the dictionary, and determining the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps as the output of fingerprint imaging according to the matching degree, includes:
    将所述N幅图像对应像素组成的信号序列,分别与K个类别中的每一类别的所述字典的条目进行匹配识别,得到K组组织特性参数的定量成像图像,每组组织特性参数的定量成像图像包括R个组织特性参数的定量成像图像;The signal sequence composed of the corresponding pixels of the N images is matched and identified with the dictionary entries of each of the K categories, and the quantitative imaging images of the K groups of tissue characteristic parameters are obtained. Quantitative imaging images include quantitative imaging images of R tissue characteristic parameters;
    对于所述K组定量成像图像中的任一组的定量成像图像,选取M个感兴趣的组织区域;For any group of quantitative imaging images in the K groups of quantitative imaging images, M tissue regions of interest are selected;
    将各组组织特性参数的定量成像图像的所述M个感兴趣的组织区域的R个组织特性参数与对应区域的R个经验组织特性参数进行比较,根据比较得出的偏差度确定最终的组织特性参数图作为指纹成像的输出。The R tissue characteristic parameters of the M tissue regions of interest of the quantitative imaging images of each group of tissue characteristic parameters are compared with the R empirical tissue characteristic parameters of the corresponding regions, and the final tissue is determined according to the deviation obtained from the comparison. The characteristic parameter map is used as the output of fingerprint imaging.
  6. 如权利要求5所述的快速磁共振多参数成像方法,其中,所述将所述N幅图像对应像素组成的信号序列分别与各个类别的所述字典中的条目进行匹配识别,得到K组组织特性参数的定量成像图像,包括:The fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method according to claim 5, wherein the signal sequence composed of the corresponding pixels of the N images is matched and identified with the entries in the dictionary of each category to obtain K groups of organization Quantitative imaging images of characteristic parameters, including:
    提取N幅图像中对应像素点的信号,得到一个二维的信号序列;其中,N幅图像中的每幅图像均由多个像素点构成;Extract the signals of the corresponding pixels in the N images to obtain a two-dimensional signal sequence; wherein, each of the N images is composed of multiple pixels;
    将所述信号序列与所述K个分数阶因子类别字典的各个条目进行匹配,得到每个像素点位置对应的K组组织特性参数,每组组织特性参数包括R个组织特性参数;Matching the signal sequence with each entry of the K fractional factor category dictionary to obtain K groups of tissue characteristic parameters corresponding to each pixel position, and each group of tissue characteristic parameters includes R tissue characteristic parameters;
    将所有像素点的组织特性参数转换为R幅定量成像图像。The tissue characteristic parameters of all pixels are converted into R quantitative imaging images.
  7. 如权利要求5所述的快速磁共振多参数成像方法,其中,所述选取M个感兴趣的组织区域,包括:The fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method according to claim 5, wherein said selecting M tissue regions of interest includes:
    在所述图像上选取单一成分的组织对应的图像区域为感兴趣的组织区域。The image area corresponding to the tissue of a single component is selected on the image as the tissue area of interest.
  8. 如权利要求5所述的快速磁共振多参数成像方法,其中,所述将各组组织特性参数的定量成像图像的所述M个感兴趣的组织区域的组织特性参数与对应区域的R个经验组织特性参数进行匹配,根据比较得出的偏差度确定最终的R个组织特性参数图作为指纹成像的结果输出,包括:The rapid magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method according to claim 5, wherein the quantitative imaging images of each group of tissue characteristic parameters are the tissue characteristic parameters of the M tissue regions of interest and the R experiences of the corresponding regions. The tissue characteristic parameters are matched, and the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined as the result of fingerprint imaging according to the deviation obtained from the comparison, including:
    对各组定量成像图像的所述M个感兴趣的组织区域所包含的像素点进行标号排序,并对应设置每个像素点的R个经验组织特性参数,将各个像素点的各个经验组织特性参数构成行向量r;Sort the pixels contained in the M tissue regions of interest in each group of quantitative imaging images, and set the R empirical tissue characteristic parameters of each pixel correspondingly, and set the empirical tissue characteristic parameters of each pixel. Constitute the row vector r;
    基于所述标号排序的方式将各个类别的所述字典中与所述M个感兴趣的组织区域所包含的像素点对应的各个组织特性参数构成矩阵J;Forming a matrix J for each tissue characteristic parameter corresponding to the pixels contained in the M tissue regions of interest in the dictionary of each category based on the sorting manner of the labels;
    根据所述矩阵J每行向量与所述行向量r的差值,确定所述最终的R个组织特性参数图。According to the difference between each row vector of the matrix J and the row vector r, the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined.
  9. 如权利要求8所述的快速磁共振多参数成像方法,其中,所述根据所述矩阵J每行向量与所述行向量r的差值,确定所述最终的R个组织特性参数图,包括:The fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method according to claim 8, wherein the determining the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps according to the difference between each row vector of the matrix J and the row vector r includes :
    计算所述矩阵J中每行向量与所述行向量r的残差平方和,各个残差平方和构成大小为K的列向量err;Calculate the residual sum of squares of each row vector in the matrix J and the row vector r, and each residual sum of squares constitutes a column vector err of size K;
    根据所述列向量err中最小的值所对应的组织特性参数确定所述最终的R个组织特性参数图。The final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined according to the tissue characteristic parameter corresponding to the smallest value in the column vector err.
  10. 如权利要求9所述的快速磁共振多参数成像方法,其中,所述计算所述矩阵J中每行向量与所述行向量r的残差平方和,具体为:9. The fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method according to claim 9, wherein the calculating the residual sum of squares of each row vector in the matrix J and the row vector r is specifically:
    计算所述矩阵J中的候选组织特性参数与所述行向量r中对应的经验组织特性参数的差值;其中,所述候选组织特性参数为各个类别的字典中与所述M个感兴趣的组织区域所包含的像素点对应的组织特性参数;Calculate the difference between the candidate tissue characteristic parameter in the matrix J and the corresponding empirical tissue characteristic parameter in the row vector r; wherein the candidate tissue characteristic parameter is the difference between the M interest in the dictionary of each category The tissue characteristic parameters corresponding to the pixels contained in the tissue area;
    将所述差值除以对应的经验组织特性参数并将取平方。The difference is divided by the corresponding empirical tissue characteristic parameter and squared.
  11. 如权利要求8至10任一项所述的快速磁共振多参数成像方法,其中,所述组织特性参数为T1和/或T2。The fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the tissue characteristic parameter is T1 and/or T2.
  12. 如权利要求1所述的快速磁共振多参数成像方法,其中,所述通过脉冲序列采集N组数据,并基于所述N组数据重建得到N幅图像,包括:8. The fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method according to claim 1, wherein the acquiring N sets of data through a pulse sequence and reconstructing the N images based on the N sets of data comprises:
    在对所述脉冲序列的每一次激发中,采用不同的重复时间TR、回波时间TE和翻转角FA,采集N组数据并重建得到N幅图像。In each excitation of the pulse sequence, different repetition time TR, echo time TE, and flip angle FA are used to collect N sets of data and reconstruct to obtain N images.
  13. 如权利要求1所述的快速磁共振多参数成像方法,其中,所述分数阶布洛赫模型为:8. The fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging method of claim 1, wherein the fractional Bloch model is:
    Figure PCTCN2020087385-appb-100001
    Figure PCTCN2020087385-appb-100001
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    Figure PCTCN2020087385-appb-100003
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    M xy(t)=M xy(0)[E α(-(t/T 2) α)]+M xy(∞) M xy (t)=M xy (0)[E α (-(t/T 2 ) α )]+M xy (∞)
    其中,
    Figure PCTCN2020087385-appb-100004
    为Caputo形式的Riemann-Liouville的β阶微分算子,
    Figure PCTCN2020087385-appb-100005
    为Caputo形式的Riemann-Liouville的α阶微分算子,M 0为初始磁化矢量,M z(t)为t时刻纵向磁化矢量,M xy(t)为t时刻横向磁化矢量,T 1 β为β阶T 1驰豫时间常数,
    Figure PCTCN2020087385-appb-100006
    为α阶T 2驰豫时间常数,E β(-(t/T 1) β)为T 1的β阶拉伸Mittag-Leffler函数,E α(-(t/T 2) α)为T 2的α阶拉伸Mittag-Leffler函数,ω 0为共振频率,
    Figure PCTCN2020087385-appb-100007
    为Riemann-Liouville的(1-α)阶积分算子,且Mittag-Leffler函数为
    Figure PCTCN2020087385-appb-100008
    in,
    Figure PCTCN2020087385-appb-100004
    Is the β-order differential operator of Riemann-Liouville in Caputo form,
    Figure PCTCN2020087385-appb-100005
    Riemann-Liouville α-order differential operator in Caputo form, M 0 is the initial magnetization vector, M z (t) is the longitudinal magnetization vector at time t, M xy (t) is the transverse magnetization vector at time t, and T 1 β is β Order T 1 relaxation time constant,
    Figure PCTCN2020087385-appb-100006
    Is the α-order T 2 relaxation time constant, E β (-(t/T 1 ) β ) is the β-order tensile Mittag-Leffler function of T 1 , and E α (-(t/T 2 ) α ) is T 2 Is the α-order stretched Mittag-Leffler function, ω 0 is the resonance frequency,
    Figure PCTCN2020087385-appb-100007
    Is Riemann-Liouville's (1-α)-order integral operator, and the Mittag-Leffler function is
    Figure PCTCN2020087385-appb-100008
  14. 一种快速磁共振多参数成像装置,其中,所述装置包括:A fast magnetic resonance multi-parameter imaging device, wherein the device includes:
    采集模块,用于通过脉冲序列采集N组数据,并基于所述N组数据重建得到N幅图像;其中,N为大于等于1的整数;The acquisition module is used to acquire N sets of data through a pulse sequence, and reconstruct N images based on the N sets of data; where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1;
    字典生成模块,用于将所述脉冲序列的参数、自旋‐晶格弛豫时间常数T1和自旋‐自旋弛豫时间常数T2,通过分数阶布洛赫模型生成字典;A dictionary generation module for generating a dictionary using the parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 through the fractional Bloch model;
    匹配成像模块,用于将所述N幅图像上对应像素的信号序列与所述字典中的条目进行匹配,根据匹配度确定最终的R个组织特性参数图作为指纹成像的输出,R为大于等于1的整数。The matching imaging module is used to match the signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images with the entries in the dictionary, and determine the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps as the output of fingerprint imaging according to the matching degree, and R is greater than or equal to An integer of 1.
  15. 一种终端设备,其中,所述终端设备包括存储器、处理器以及存储在所述存储器中并可在所述处理器上运行的计算机可读指令,所述处理器执行所述计算机可读指令时实现如下步骤:A terminal device, wherein the terminal device includes a memory, a processor, and computer-readable instructions that are stored in the memory and can run on the processor, and when the processor executes the computer-readable instructions To achieve the following steps:
    通过脉冲序列采集N组数据,并基于所述N组数据重建得到N幅图像;其中,N为大于等于1的整数;N groups of data are collected through a pulse sequence, and N images are reconstructed based on the N groups of data; where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1;
    将所述脉冲序列的参数、自旋‐晶格弛豫时间常数T1和自旋‐自旋弛豫时间常数T2,通过分数阶布洛赫模型生成字典;The parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 are used to generate a dictionary through a fractional Bloch model;
    将所述N幅图像上对应像素的信号序列与所述字典中的条目进行匹配,根据匹配度确定最终的R个组织特性参数图作为指纹成像的输出,R为大于等于1的整数。The signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images is matched with the entries in the dictionary, and the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined as the output of fingerprint imaging according to the matching degree, and R is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
  16. 如权利要求15所述的终端设备,其中,所述处理器执行所述计算机可读指令时还实现如下步骤:The terminal device according to claim 15, wherein the processor further implements the following steps when executing the computer-readable instruction:
    将所述字典根据分数阶因子分为K个类别的字典,K为大于或等于1的整数。The dictionary is divided into K categories according to the fractional order factor, and K is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
  17. 如权利要求16所述的终端设备,其中,所述将所述N幅图像上对应像素的信号序列与所述字典中的条目进行匹配,根据匹配度确定最终的R个组织特性参数图作为指纹成像的输出,包括:The terminal device according to claim 16, wherein the signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images is matched with entries in the dictionary, and the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined as fingerprints according to the matching degree The output of the imaging, including:
    将所述N幅图像对应像素组成的信号序列,分别与K个类别中的每一类别的所述字典的条目进行匹配识别,得到K组组织特性参数的定量成像图像,每组组织特性参数的定量成像图像包括R个组织特性参数的定量成像图像;The signal sequence composed of the corresponding pixels of the N images is matched and identified with the dictionary entries of each of the K categories, and the quantitative imaging images of the K groups of tissue characteristic parameters are obtained. Quantitative imaging images include quantitative imaging images of R tissue characteristic parameters;
    对于所述K组定量成像图像中的任一组的定量成像图像,选取M个感兴趣的组织区域;For any group of quantitative imaging images in the K groups of quantitative imaging images, M tissue regions of interest are selected;
    将各组组织特性参数的定量成像图像的所述M个感兴趣的组织区域的R个组织特性参数与对应区域的R个经验组织特性参数进行比较,根据比较得出的匹配度确定最终的组织特性参数图作为指纹成像的输出。Compare the R tissue characteristic parameters of the M tissue regions of interest in the quantitative imaging images of each group of tissue characteristic parameters with the R empirical tissue characteristic parameters of the corresponding regions, and determine the final tissue according to the matching degree obtained from the comparison The characteristic parameter map is used as the output of fingerprint imaging.
  18. 如权利要求17所述的终端设备,其中,所述将各组组织特性参数的定量成像图像的所述M个感兴趣的组织区域的组织特性参数与对应区域的R个经验组织特性参数进行匹配,根据比较得出的偏差度确定最终的R个组织特性参数图作为指纹成像的结果输出,包括:The terminal device according to claim 17, wherein the tissue characteristic parameters of the M tissue regions of interest of the quantitative imaging images of each group of tissue characteristic parameters are matched with the R empirical tissue characteristic parameters of the corresponding region , Determine the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps as the result of fingerprint imaging according to the deviation degree obtained from the comparison, including:
    对各组定量成像图像的所述M个感兴趣的组织区域所包含的像素点进行标号排序,并对应设置每个像素点的R个经验组织特性参数,将各个像素点的各个经验组织特性参数构成行向量r;Sort the pixels contained in the M tissue regions of interest in each group of quantitative imaging images, and set the R empirical tissue characteristic parameters of each pixel correspondingly, and set the empirical tissue characteristic parameters of each pixel. Constitute the row vector r;
    基于所述标号排序的方式将各个类别的所述字典中与所述M个感兴趣的组织区域所包含的像素点对应的各个组织特性参数构成矩阵J;Forming a matrix J for each tissue characteristic parameter corresponding to the pixels contained in the M tissue regions of interest in the dictionary of each category based on the sorting manner of the labels;
    根据所述矩阵J每行向量与所述行向量r的差值,确定所述最终的R个组织特性参数图。According to the difference between each row vector of the matrix J and the row vector r, the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined.
  19. 如权利要求15所述的终端设备,其中,所述根据所述矩阵J每行向量与所述行向量r的差值,确定所述最终的R个组织特性参数图,包括:The terminal device according to claim 15, wherein the determining the final R tissue characteristic parameter maps according to the difference between each row vector of the matrix J and the row vector r comprises:
    计算所述矩阵J中每行向量与所述行向量r的残差平方和,各个残差平方和构成大小为K的列向量err;Calculate the residual sum of squares of each row vector in the matrix J and the row vector r, and each residual sum of squares constitutes a column vector err of size K;
    根据所述列向量err中最小的值所对应的组织特性参数确定所述最终的R个组织特性参数图。The final R tissue characteristic parameter maps are determined according to the tissue characteristic parameter corresponding to the smallest value in the column vector err.
  20. 一种计算机可读存储介质,所述计算机可读存储介质存储有计算机可读指令,其中,所述计算机可读指令被处理器执行时实现如下步骤:A computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium stores computer-readable instructions, wherein, when the computer-readable instructions are executed by a processor, the following steps are implemented:
    通过脉冲序列采集N组数据,并基于所述N组数据重建得到N幅图像;其中,N为大于等于1的整数;N groups of data are collected through a pulse sequence, and N images are reconstructed based on the N groups of data; where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1;
    将所述脉冲序列的参数、自旋‐晶格弛豫时间常数T1和自旋‐自旋弛豫时间常数T2,通过分数阶布洛赫模型生成字典;The parameters of the pulse sequence, the spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 and the spin-spin relaxation time constant T2 are used to generate a dictionary through a fractional Bloch model;
    将所述N幅图像上对应像素的信号序列与所述字典中的条目进行匹配,根据匹配度确定最终的组织特性参数图作为于指纹成像的输出,R为大于等于1的整数。The signal sequence of the corresponding pixels on the N images is matched with the entries in the dictionary, and the final tissue characteristic parameter map is determined according to the matching degree as the output of fingerprint imaging, and R is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
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