Late gadolinium enhancement analysis for magnetic resonance imaging

Abstract

For training for and performance of LGE analysis, multi-task machine-learning model is trained to output various cardiac tissue characteristics based on input of LGE MR data. The use of segmentation may be avoided or limited, resulting in a greater number of available training data samples, by using radiology clinical reports with LGE information as a source for samples. The multi-task model may be trained to output cardiac tissue characteristics using radiology clinical reports with LGE information with no segmentation or with segmentation for only a subset of the training samples. By training for multiple tasks, the accuracy of prediction for each task benefits from the information for other tasks. The trained model outputs values of characteristics for multiple tasks, such as extent of enhancement, type of enhancement, and localization of enhancement. Other tasks may be included, such as disease classification. Other inputs may be used, such as also including sensor data and/or cardiac motion.