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ArticleJournal of applied clinical medical physics2022

Fabrication and evaluation of bilateral Helmholtz radiofrequency coil for thermo-stable breast image with reduced artifacts.

Young Han Lee, Kyu-Ho Song, Jaemoon Yang, Won Jun Kang, Keum Sil Lee, Min Jung Kim, Eun-Kyung Kim, Dan Heo, Bo-Young Choe, Jin-Suck Suh

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Young Han LeeDepartment of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Kyu-Ho SongDepartment of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Jaemoon YangDepartment of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Won Jun KangDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Keum Sil LeeDepartment of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
Min Jung KimDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Eun-Kyung KimDepartment of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Dan HeoDepartment of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Bo-Young ChoeDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, and Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jin-Suck SuhDepartment of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

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Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning, Republic of Korea 2013R1A1A3013165Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning, Republic of Korea 2017R1A2B4010407Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning, Republic of Korea KMDF202011A01-04
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Abstract

purposeThe positron emission tomography (PET)-magnetic resonance (MR) system is a newly emerging technique that yields hybrid images with high-resolution anatomical and metabolic information. With PET-MR imaging, a definitive diagnosis of breast abnormalities will be possible with high spatial accuracy and images will be acquired for the optimal fusion of anatomic locations. Therefore, we propose a PET-compatible two-channel breast MR coil with minimal disturbance to image acquisition which can be used for simultaneous PET-MR imaging in patients with breast cancer. MATERIALS AND

methodsFor coil design and construction, the conductor loops of the Helmholtz coil were tuned, matched, and subdivided with nonmagnetic components. Element values were optimized with an electromagnetic field simulation. Images were acquired on a GE 600 PET-computed tomography (CT) and GE 3.0 T MR system. For this study, we used the T1-weighted image (volunteer; repetition time (TR), 694 ms; echo time (TE), 9.6 ms) and T2-weighted image (phantom; TR, 8742 ms; TE, 104 ms) with the fast spin-echo sequence.

resultsThe results of measuring image factors with the proposed radiofrequency (RF) coil and standard conventional RF coil were as follows: signal-to-noise ratio (breast; 207.7 vs. 175.2), percent image uniformity (phantom; 89.22%-91.27% vs. 94.63%-94.77%), and Hounsfield units (phantom; -4.51 vs. 2.38).

conclusionsOur study focused on the feasibility of proposed two-channel Helmholtz loops (by minimizing metallic components and soldering) for PET-MR imaging and found the comparable image quality to the standard conventional coil. We believe our work will help significantly to improve image quality with the development of a less metallic breast MR coil.

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ArtifactsBreastHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingPhantoms, ImagingPositron-Emission Tomographybreast imagingmagnetic resonance imagingmetallic artifactpositron emission tomographyradiofrequency coil

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PMCPMC8803304

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