Transcranial MRI-guided focused ultrasound (tcMRgFUS) is a promising technique to treat multiple diseases. Here we examined the feasibility of leveraging deep-learning to convert MRI dual echo UTE images directly to synthesized CT skull images. We demonstrated that the derived model is capable of not only segmenting the UTE images to generate synthetic CT skull masks that are highly comparable to true CT skull masks, but is also able to reliably predict the CT skull intensities in Hounsfield units. Furthermore, we demonstrated that synthetic CT skull can be reliably used for skull-density-ratio (SDR) determination and predicting target temperature rise in tcMRgFUS.
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