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Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine

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01-04-2019 | Research Article

A framework for constraining image SNR loss due to MR raw data compression

Authors: Matthew C. Restivo, Adrienne E. Campbell-Washburn, Peter Kellman, Hui Xue, Rajiv Ramasawmy, Michael S. Hansen

Published in: Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine | Issue 2/2019

Abstract

Introduction

Computationally intensive image reconstruction algorithms can be used online during MRI exams by streaming data to remote high-performance computers. However, data acquisition rates often exceed the bandwidth of the available network resources creating a bottleneck. Data compression is, therefore, desired to ensure fast data transmission.

Methods

The added noise variance due to compression was determined through statistical analysis for two compression libraries (one custom and one generic) that were implemented in this framework. Limiting the compression error variance relative to the measured thermal noise allowed for image signal-to-noise ratio loss to be explicitly constrained.

Results

Achievable compression ratios are dependent on image SNR, user-defined SNR loss tolerance, and acquisition type. However, a 1% reduction in SNR yields approximately four to ninefold compression ratios across MRI acquisition strategies. For free-breathing cine data reconstructed in the cloud, the streaming bandwidth was reduced from 37 to 6.1 MB/s, alleviating the network transmission bottleneck.

Conclusion

Our framework enabled data compression for online reconstructions and allowed SNR loss to be constrained based on a user-defined SNR tolerance. This practical tool will enable real-time data streaming and greater than fourfold faster cloud upload times.

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Title: A framework for constraining image SNR loss due to MR raw data compression
Authors: Matthew C. Restivo
Adrienne E. Campbell-Washburn
Peter Kellman
Hui Xue
Rajiv Ramasawmy
Michael S. Hansen
Publication date: 01-04-2019
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine / Issue 2/2019
Print ISSN: 0968-5243
Electronic ISSN: 1352-8661
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10334-018-0709-5

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