fastMRI: An Open Dataset and Benchmarks for Accelerated MRI

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Introduction

Imagine spending far less time inside the scanner and still getting a clear picture of what’s going on. By taking fewer measurements, MRI scans can become much faster, cheaper, and less stressful for patients.

What is fastMRI?

A group of researchers released fastMRI, a large public dataset of raw scan data and everyday clinical images so computers can learn to rebuild pictures from less information. The dataset includes a short, plain introduction for people who work with machine learning but have never touched medical scans before.

Benefits

• Faster scans could cut costs, let more people access care, and open up uses where MRI was once too slow or too expensive.
• The dataset is free to use, so anyone can try new ways to speed scans.

Access

The dataset and benchmarks are publicly available. For a comprehensive review, see the article on Paperium:

fastMRI: An Open Dataset and Benchmarks for Accelerated MRI