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A multi-channel uncertainty-aware multi-resolution network for MR to CT synthesis.

Kerstin Kläser^1,2, Pedro Borges^1,2, Richard Shaw^1,2

¹Dept. Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering, University College London, UK.

Applied Sciences (Basel, Switzerland)

|March 25, 2021

Summary

Synthesizing whole-body computed tomography (CT) images from magnetic resonance images (MRI) is challenging. A novel uncertainty-aware network significantly improves CT image synthesis accuracy compared to existing methods.

Keywords:

MR to CT synthesis Multi-resolution CNN Uncertainty

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Area of Science:

Medical Image Analysis
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Radiology

Background:

Synthesizing computed tomography (CT) from magnetic resonance images (MRI) is crucial for medical image analysis, aiding quantification and diagnostics.
Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) excel at brain image synthesis, but whole-body synthesis presents challenges like large image sizes and anatomical variations.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an advanced method for whole-body MR to CT image synthesis.
To address the complexities of large-scale medical image translation using deep learning.

Main Methods:

Proposed an uncertainty-aware multi-channel multi-resolution 3D cascade network (MultiRes_unc) for whole-body MR to CT synthesis.
Evaluated the network's performance against established CNNs like 3D U-Net and HighRes3DNet, and deep boosted regression.
Utilized the extrapolation capabilities of MultiRes networks on specific body sub-regions.

Main Results:

The MultiRes_unc network achieved a Mean Absolute Error of 73.90 HU, outperforming 3D U-Net (92.89 HU), HighRes3DNet (89.05 HU), and deep boosted regression (77.58 HU).
Demonstrated superior synthesis performance in whole-body CT image generation from MRI data.
Showcased the effectiveness of multi-resolution and uncertainty-aware approaches in complex medical image translation tasks.

Conclusions:

The proposed MultiRes_unc network offers a significant advancement in whole-body MR to CT synthesis.
The uncertainty-aware, multi-resolution cascade network effectively handles the challenges of large-scale medical image synthesis.
This approach holds promise for improving diagnostic accuracy and quantitative analysis in radiology.