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ArticleThe British journal of radiology2018

Image quality assessment of silent T

Hyun Gi Kim, Jin Wook Choi, Soo Han Yoon, Sieun Lee

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Article in The British journal of radiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hyun Gi Kim1 Department of Radiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Ajou University Medical Center , Yeongtong-gu, Suwon , Korea.
Jin Wook Choi1 Department of Radiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Ajou University Medical Center , Yeongtong-gu, Suwon , Korea.
Soo Han Yoon2 Department of Neurosurgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Ajou University Medical Center , Yeongtong-gu, Suwon , Korea.
Sieun Lee3 Department of Humanities and Social Medicine, Office of Biostatistics, Ajou University School of Medicine , Yeongtong-gu, Suwon , Korea.
Ajou University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveInfants are vulnerable to high acoustic noise. Acoustic noise generated by MR scanning can be reduced by a silent sequence. The purpose of this study is to compare the image quality of the conventional and silent T2 PROPELLER sequences for brain imaging in infants.

methodsA total of 36 scans were acquired from 24 infants using a 3 T MR scanner. Each patient underwent both conventional and silent T2 PROPELLER sequences. Acoustic noise level was measured. Quantitative and qualitative assessments were performed with the images taken with each sequence.

resultsThe sound pressure level of the conventional T2 PROPELLER imaging sequence was 92.1 dB and that of the silent T2 PROPELLER imaging sequence was 73.3 dB (reduction of 20%). On quantitative assessment, the two sequences (conventional vs silent T2 PROPELLER) did not show significant difference in relative contrast (0.069 vs 0.068, p value = 0.536) and signal-to-noise ratio (75.4 vs 114.8, p value = 0.098). Qualitative assessment of overall image quality (p value = 0.572), grey-white differentiation (p value = 0.986), shunt-related artefact (p value > 0.999), motion artefact (p value = 0.801) and myelination degree in different brain regions (p values ≥ 0.092) did not show significant difference between the two sequences.

conclusionThe silent T2 PROPELLER sequence reduces acoustic noise and generated comparable image quality to that of the conventional sequence. Advances in knowledge: This is the first report to compare silent T2 PROPELLER images with that of conventional T2 PROPELLER images in children.

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NoiseEquipment SafetyFemaleHumansImage EnhancementInfantMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeuroimagingSignal-To-Noise Ratio

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PMID29212354
PMCPMC5965488
OpenAlexW2774085380

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