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Transformer networks enable fast and robust dictionary generation for multiparametric cardiac mapping with variable

Pauline Calarnou¹, Amaury George¹, Costa Georgantas¹

¹Department of Radiology, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland.

Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

|June 9, 2026

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A novel transformer network significantly accelerates cardiac multiparametric mapping by over 100-fold compared to traditional simulations. This deep learning approach maintains high accuracy and robustness, enabling potential routine in-line quantitative T1-T2 mapping.

Area of Science:

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Medical Imaging
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

Background:

Cardiac multiparametric mapping typically uses dictionary matching, which is time-consuming due to the need for simulations with varying acquisition timings.
This time constraint limits the clinical utility of in-line, real-time dictionary generation for cardiac mapping.
Deep learning offers a potential solution to accelerate the dictionary generation process.

Purpose of the Study:

To implement and evaluate a transformer network for accelerating cardiac multiparametric map reconstruction.
To compare the transformer network's performance against a fully connected multi-layer perceptron (FC-MLP) and traditional Extended Phase Graph (EPG) simulations.
To assess the clinical feasibility and potential for in-line deployment of the transformer-based mapping pipeline.

Keywords:

Quantitative MRI acceleration cardiac deep-learning in-line reconstruction multiparametric mapping transformer

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Main Methods:

Developed and trained transformer and FC-MLP networks on synthetic timing intervals from EPG simulations.
Quantified network performance using mean average percent error (MAPE) against EPG simulations, phantom correlation, and Bland-Altman analysis in 138 patients at 3T.
Integrated the transformer network pipeline directly onto an MRI scanner for on-scanner inference.

Main Results:

The transformer network achieved over 100-fold acceleration (inference in milliseconds vs. minutes for EPG simulations).
Transformer demonstrated superior accuracy and robustness, with significantly lower MAPE for T1 and T2 mapping compared to FC-MLP, and minimal bias in Bland-Altman analysis.
In vivo quantitative T1-T2 maps generated by the transformer were visually indistinguishable from EPG-derived maps, with very small biases.

Conclusions:

The transformer network significantly accelerates cardiac multiparametric map reconstruction while maintaining accuracy comparable to EPG simulations and superior to FC-MLP.
The network's robustness to variable acquisition timing and minimal bias support its clinical feasibility.
Successful on-scanner integration highlights the potential for routine in-line deployment of quantitative T1-T2 mapping.