Genetic algorithm search for the worst-case MRI RF exposure for a multiconfiguration implantable fixation system modeled using artificial neural networks.
Magn Reson Med
; 84(5): 2754-2764, 2020 11.
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| ID: mdl-32459032
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This paper presents a method to search for the worst-case configuration leading to the highest RF exposure for a multiconfiguration implantable fixation system under MRI.METHODS:
A two-step method combining an artificial neural network and a genetic algorithm is developed to achieve this purpose. In the first step, the level of RF exposure in terms of peak 1-g and/or 10-g averaged specific absorption rate (SAR1g/10g ), related to the multiconfiguration system, is predicted using an artificial neural network. A genetic algorithm is then used to search for the worst-case configuration of this multidimensional nonlinear problem within both the enumerated discrete sample space and generalized continuous sample space. As an example, a generic plate system with a total of 576 configurations is used for both 1.5T and 3T MRI systems.RESULTS:
The presented method can effectively identify the worst-case configuration and accurately predict the SAR1g/10g with no more than 20% of the samples in the studied discrete sample space, and can even predict the worst case in the generalized continuous sample space. The worst-case prediction error in the generalized continuous sample space is less than 1.6% for SAR1g and less than 1.3% for SAR10g compared with the simulation results.CONCLUSION:
The combination of an artificial neural network with genetic algorithm is a robust technique to determine the worst-case RF exposure level for a multiconfiguration system, and only needs a small amount of training data from the entire system.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Imagen por Resonancia Magnética
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Redes Neurales de la Computación
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Magn Reson Med
Asunto de la revista:
DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos