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Real-time automated quality control for quantitative MRI.

Andrew Dupuis1, Rasim Boyacioglu2, Kathryn E Keenan3

  • 1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA. andrew.dupuis@case.edu.

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An automated quality control (QC) system for quantitative MRI (qMRI) ensures accurate and repeatable performance monitoring. This open-source pipeline validates sequence quantification, promoting qMRI adoption in clinical settings.

Keywords:
Automated quality controlISMRM/NIST system phantomImage processingMagnetic resonance fingerprintingPerformance monitoringQuantitative MRI

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Imaging
  • Quantitative MRI
  • Quality Control

Background:

  • Quantitative MRI (qMRI) requires robust validation for clinical integration.
  • Current methods for sequence performance assessment can be time-consuming and prone to variability.
  • Standardized quality control (QC) is essential for reliable qMRI data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and present an automated QC system for qMRI workflows.
  • To establish an open-source pipeline for validating sequence quantification performance.
  • To enable rapid, repeatable, and accurate stability tracking of qMRI protocols.

Main Methods:

  • A microservice-based QC system was designed for automated vial segmentation.
  • Quantitative maps were analyzed using the ISMRM/NIST quantitative MRI system phantom.
  • The system was tested across diverse MR Fingerprinting (MRF) acquisition and protocol designs.

Main Results:

  • The automated system achieved consistent and repeatable value segmentation and reporting.
  • All 252 T1 and T2 vial samples were successfully extracted.
  • Intersession errors for T1 and T2 values were minimal (0.09% ± 1.23% and -0.26% ± 2.68%, respectively).

Conclusions:

  • The automated QC system provides real-time assessment of quantification performance.
  • This approach streamlines sequence validation and long-term performance monitoring.
  • Facilitates broader acceptance of qMRI in standard clinical protocols.