SENSE reconstruction with nonlocal TV regularization.
Ill-conditioning is serious problem in SENSE reconstruction, especially when large acceleration factors are employed. For Cartesian SENSE, Tikhonov regularization and total variation have been commonly used. However, the Tikhonov regularized image usually tends to blur edges and total variation regularization has a blocky effect. In this paper, we propose a new SENSE regularization technique that is based on nonlocal total variation with Bregman iteration. It penalizes highly oscillatory noise and allows sharp edges and fine textures in reconstruction. The method is shown to be able to significantly reduce the artifacts in SENSE reconstruction.
Liang
Dong
D
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA. liangd@uwm.edu
Wang
Haifeng
H
Ying
Leslie
L
D000465:Algorithms; D016477:Artifacts; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013382:Subtraction Technique