Self-Supervised Image Reconstruction of 7T MP2RAGE for Multiple Sclerosis: 0.5mm Isotropic Resolution in 10 Minutes

High-resolution 3D MR imaging is necessary for the detailed assessment of focal pathologies, such as cortical lesions. However, high-resolution demands tradeoffs with acceleration and SNR, which is difficult to address with standard machine learning reconstructions due to the infeasibility of collecting large datasets of fully sampled data. Using a dataset of high-resolution (0.5mm isotropic), 3D, 7T MP2RAGE scans of multiple sclerosis patients, we show that a self-supervised reconstruction from one scan, requiring no fully sampled data, has higher apparent SNR than a median of three scans, currently used for assessment, with comparable tissue contrast and lesion conspicuity.