Authors
Taohui Xiao, Cheng Li, Shoujun Yu, Wenxin Fan, Ruoyou Wu, Enqing Dong, Shanshan Wang
Published in
IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering. Volume PP. Sep 11, 2026. Epub Sep 11, 2026.
Abstract
This study aims to develop an efficient and high-fidelity deep learning framework for accelerated multi-model diffusion MRI microstructure estimation using sparsely sampled q-space data.
We propose a shared-encoder, distinct-decoder framework. A dual-branch architecture within the shared encoder integrates convolutional neural network (CNN)-based spatial modeling for local tissue structures and Mamba-based sequence modeling for global structural priors. The fused features form a shared latent representation that regularizes the highly subsampled estimation process. Distinct decoders extract model-specific features from this latent space, enabling diverse parameter estimation across biophysical models. A joint estimation loss with tunable weights balances the multi-model learning objectives.
Extensive experiments on the Human Connectome Project (HCP), Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI), and Tiantan clinical dataset demonstrate consistent improvements over six state-of-the-art methods under multiple q-space subsampling settings. The proposed framework supports 4.5×-27× q-space acceleration while achieving 3×-9× faster inference. Additional experiments further support the robustness and cross-dataset adaptability of the proposed framework.
The proposed framework enables accurate and reliable joint estimation of multi-model dMRI microstructural parameters from accelerated acquisitions and provides a practical solution for fast microstructural imaging.
PMID:
42726619
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 12 Sep 2026.
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