Motion Estimation and Retrospective Correction in 2D Cartesian Turbo Spin Echo Prostate Scans

Non-rigid patient motion is commonly encountered in clinical settings and can degrade the diagnostic quality of MR exams. We apply the SAMER retrospective method for 2D TSE/FSE prostate imaging to quantify and correct for bulk motion in the abdomen. SAMER utilizes a rapid low-resolution scout scan and a small number of calibration samples for separable motion estimation. In controlled phantom and in vivo experiments, SAMER enabled accurate motion parameter estimation across multiple motion patterns. In addition, we demonstrate improved image homogeneity and spatial resolution when SAMER is used for correction of non-rigid motion in the prostate.