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Robust and Rapid 3D High-Resolution Cranial bone imaging for pediatric patients using MRI

US · IL NIH grant awarded #nih-5R01EB032713-04

Summary

Develop novel MRI techniques to provide CT-equivalent 3D high-resolution cranial bone imaging for pediatric patients, aiming to eliminate radiation exposure and sedation risks associated with traditional CT scans.

What they want

The project proposes four specific aims: 1) develop motion correction to address head motion in unsedated pediatric patients; 2) develop an MR image reconstruction method regularized by a deep-learning prior to reduce MR acquisition time to 1 minute or below; 3) develop a 3D Bayesian neural network to estimate pseudo-CT (pCT) and uncertainty maps from MRI for robust and automated image post-processing; and 4) determine the clinical utility of pCT in identifying cranial fractures and cranial suture patency.
Deliverables
  • pseudo-CT (pCT) and uncertainty maps from MRI
Technical requirements
  • novel MR techniques
  • motion correction for unsedated pediatric patients
  • MR image reconstruction method regularized by a deep-learning prior
  • 3D Bayesian neural network
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