한국의학물리학회:학술대회논문집 (Proceedings of the Korean Society of Medical Physics Conference)
- 한국의학물리학회 2002년도 Proceedings
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- Pages.429-431
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- 2002
Representation Techniques for 4-Dimensional MR Images
- Homma, Kazuhiro (BSI, Human Science & Biomedical Engineering AIST) ;
- Takenaka, Kenji (Nihon University) ;
- Nakai, Yoshihiko (Information and Mathematical Science Laboratory, Inc.) ;
- Hirose, Takeshi (Nihon University, Funabashi)
- 발행 : 2002.09.01
초록
Metabolic analysis of biological tissues, the interventional radiology in MRT (Magnetic Resonance Treatment) and for clinical diagnoses, representation of 4-Dimensional (4D) structural information (x,y,z,t) of biological tissues is required. This paper discusses image representation techniques for those 4D MR Images. We have proposed an image reconstruction method for ultra-fast 3D MRI. It is based on image interpolation and prediction of un-acquired pictorial data in both of the real and the k-space (the acquisition domain in MRI). A 4D MR image is reconstructed from only two 3D MR images and acquired a few echo signals that are optimized by prediction of the tissue motion. This prediction can be done by the phase of acquired echo signal is proportioned to the tissue motion. On the other hand, reconstructed 4D MR images are represented as a 3D-movie by using computer graphics techniques. Rendered tissue surfaces and/or ROIs are displayed on a CRT monitor. It is represented in an arbitrary plane and/or rendered surface with their motion. As examples of the proposed representation techniques, the finger and the lung motion of healthy volunteers are demonstrated.