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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2014.15.7.4380

A study on image distortion improvement using silicon device in thyroid diffusion MRI images  

Choi, Kwan-Woo (Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center)
Seo, Dae-Keon (Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center)
Lee, Ho-Beom (Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center)
Goh, Hee-Jin (Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center)
Na, Sa-Ra (Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center)
Han, Dong-Kyoon (Eulji University department of radiologic science)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.15, no.7, 2014 , pp. 4380-4386 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to minimize the imaging distortion by reducing the differences in susceptibility between the tissue and air surrounding it while performing a thyroid diffusion imaging procedure. The study group was composed of 23 healthy adults. Thyroids with many distortions near the air, larynx, and trachea were chosen to test and evaluate the diffusion imaging difference between before and after an application of silicon. As a result, there was reduced distortion with silicon application, and the differences decreased from 30% to 10%. According to One-way ANOVA and Duncan's post-hoc test, there were no significant differences between imaging with a silicon application and T2 imaging of the surface area, which was the standard image. In conclusion, this study presented a radical improvement in reducing the distortions in imaging by compensating for an uneven tissue surface near air without affecting the magnetic resonance contrast and complicating the imaging processes.
Keywords
Thyroid diffusion weight image; Silicone; Distortion; Susceptibility; Inhomogeneous;
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