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GPU-accelerated Bloch simulations and MR-STAT reconstructions using the Julia programming language
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PurposeMR-STAT is a relatively new multiparametric quantitative MRI technique in which quantitative paramater maps are obtained by solving a large-scale nonlinear optimization problem. Managing reconstruction times is one of the main challenges of MR-STAT. In this work we leverage GPU hardware to reduce MR-STAT reconstruction times. A highly optimized, GPU-compatible Bloch simulation toolbox is developed as part of this work that can be utilized for other quantitative MRI techniques as well.MethodsThe Julia programming language was used to develop a flexible yet highly performant and GPU-compatible Bloch simulation toolbox called BlochSimulators.jl. The runtime performance of the toolbox is benchmarked against other Bloch simulation toolboxes. Furthermore, a (partially matrix-free) modification of a previously presented (matrix-free) MR-STAT reconstruction algorithm is proposed and implemented using the Julia language on GPU hardware. The proposed algorithm is combined with BlochSimulators.jl and the resulting MR-STAT reconstruction times on GPU hardware are compared to previously presented MR-STAT reconstruction times.ResultsThe BlochSimulators.jl package demonstrates superior runtime performance on both CPU and GPU hardware when compared to other existing Bloch simulation toolboxes. The GPU-accelerated partially matrix-free MR-STAT reconstruction algorithm, which relies on BlochSimulators.jl, allows for reconstructions of 68 seconds per two-dimensional (2D slice).ConclusionBy combining the proposed Bloch simulation toolbox and the partially matrix-free reconstruction algorithm, 2D MR-STAT reconstructions can be performed in the order of one minute on a modern GPU card. The Bloch simulation toolbox can be utilized for other quantitative MRI techniques as well, for example for online dictionary generation for MR Fingerprinting.
Keywords:
Bloch simulations
CUDA
Julia
MR-STAT
quantitative MRI
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