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http://dx.doi.org/10.7742/jksr.2016.10.5.367

Assesment Of Image Quality in the Abdominal Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Comparison with 1.5 T and 3.0 T  

Goo, Eun-Hoe (Department of Radiological Science, Cheongju University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology / v.10, no.5, 2016 , pp. 367-373 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study conducted an analysis to compare the differences in the properties of the magnetic field and the generation of artifacts because of the difference in the magnetic field between 1.5 T equipment and 3.0 T equipment, centering around four types of pulse sequences, mainly applied to the abdominal Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). With data on 500 persons transmitted to the PACS, this study analyzed the SNR value, quantitatively and carried out a qualitative evaluation, dividing MSA, CSA, and DA into three steps. As a result of the quantitative evaluation, the SNR value was significantly higher in the 1.5 T equipment; however, there was a factor deteriorating the image quality, too, as artifacts were generated in the images. The 1.5 T equipment generated fewer artifacts than the 3.0 T equipment did, so it could compensate the image quality for 3.0 T. In conclusion, based on these findings, this study could understand the differences in the properties of the magnetic field and the generation of artifacts occurring because of the difference in the magnetic field and could provide a measure for them. This study would be guidelines for MRI users who directly examine the patients in abdominal MRI using the two types of equipment in the clinical setting in the future.
Keywords
Signal to noise ratio; Magnetic susceptibility artifact; Chemical shift artifact; Dielectric artifact; Picture archiving communication system;
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