SuperMRF: Deep Robust Acceleration for MR Fingerprinting

We propose a novel, deep learning-based method, “SuperMRF”, for the reconstruction of MR Fingerprinting (MRF) parametric maps that enables rapid image reconstruction. Built upon a convolutional neural network, SuperMRF uses three loss functions to incorporate additional information from the Bloch equations, estimated maps, de-aliasing, and data consistency losses. We investigate the use of SuperMRF for further acceleration of data acquisition by reducing the number of MRF time frames. Our results demonstrate that proposed SuperMRF is robust to noise and can achieve a 20x reduction in acquired MRF time frames. Tissue property maps can be reconstructed in less than one second.