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High b-value Diffusion-Weighted Imaging (DWI) noise is reduced using a deep learning method (DnCNN). This technique enhances white matter tract quantification without increasing scan time or signal averages.

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Area of Science:

Neuroimaging
Medical Physics
Artificial Intelligence

Background:

Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is crucial for brain white matter quantification.
High b-value DWI (≥ 2000 s/mm²) is susceptible to noise, hindering white matter tract interpretation.
Noise in DWI is often mitigated by increasing signal averages, which prolongs acquisition time.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the efficacy of a deep learning-based denoising technique, DnCNN, for high b-value DWI.
To assess the potential of DnCNN to improve image quality without increasing acquisition time or signal averages.
To evaluate DnCNN performance on both retrospective and prospective DWI datasets.

Main Methods:

A residual learning-based convolutional neural network (DnCNN) was employed for DWI denoising.
The DnCNN model was applied to retrospectively acquired high b-value DWI data with varying noise levels.
Prospective high b-value DWI data with reduced signal averages (1 and 2 NEX) were denoised and compared to a reference (4 NEX).

Main Results:

Retrospective DWI showed significant image quality improvement, with average PSNR increasing from 27.63 ± 1.06 dB to 51.76 ± 1.95 dB.
Prospective DWI denoising with DnCNN yielded minimal PSNR improvement for 1-NEX (27.39 to 27.68 dB) and 2-NEX (27.51 to 27.75 dB) data.
Visual inspection of prospective data confirmed successful noise reduction in high b-value DW images denoised by DnCNN.

Conclusions:

DnCNN effectively reduces noise in high b-value DWI, enhancing image quality for retrospective data.
The study demonstrates DnCNN's capability to denoise DWI across multiple noise levels and signal averages.
Further research may be needed to optimize DnCNN for prospective DWI with very low signal averages to achieve substantial quantitative benefits.