Hazen: an open-source MRI QA analysis software library
Motivation: Develop a standardised automated open-source MRI QA tool to reduce analysis time, user variability and licensing issues in quality assurance analysis. Goal(s): Develop Hazen, an open-source Python package automating MRI QA across MR vendors. Approach: Developed Hazen, an open-source Python package automating MRI QA using published methods; validated it against manual analysis and existing tools to improve efficiency and standardisation. Results: Hazen QA measurements closely matched manual and other software analyses with small percentage differences; reduced analysis time by ~75%, demonstrating improved efficiency and accuracy. Impact: Hazen enables clinicians and scientists to perform rapid, standardised MRI QA across multiple vendors, reducing analysis time by ~75%. This facilitates faster troubleshooting, improves imaging consistency, overcomes licensing barriers, and fosters collaboration - ultimately enhancing diagnostic quality and patient care.
Authors
- Brianna Laureano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7361-0609)
- Blair F. Johnston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9785-6822)
- Dijana Vilić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3094-8882)
- Laurence H. Jackson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5904-8012)
- Thomas Roberts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9100-4098)
- R. Thornley
- Simon Shah
- Mathias Löwe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1954-9653)
- Paul Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7768-5840)
- L. P. Jenkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9464-0719)
- A. J. Drysdale
- Maria M. Buckley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9097-1334)
- Robert Johnstone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2711-9469)
- S J Culley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2112-0143)
- Laura Gabriel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1967-1712)
- John Tracey
- Geoff Charles‐Edwards (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8369-4604)
- Haris Shuaib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6975-5960)
- David J. Price (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0076-3123)
- Rachael Franklin
- Suhail Ahmad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6999-0805)
- Yassine Azma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4429-2828)
- John Ansell
- H. H. Richardson
- Maria Liljeroth
- Lucrezia Cester
- Zsofia Ratkai
- Neil Heraghty
- Ryan Satnarine
Publication Details
- Journal
- Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
- Published
- 2025-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.58530/2025/0951
- Primary Topic
- Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00