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ArticleMedical & biological engineering & computing2024

Improving signal-to-noise ratio by maximal convolution of longitudinal and transverse magnetization components in MRI: application to the breast cancer detection.

Mansour Ashoor, Abdollah Khorshidi

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Mansour AshoorRadiation Applications Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Tehran, Iran.
Abdollah KhorshidiRadiation Applications Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Tehran, Iran. abkhorshidi@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6674-8789

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purposeThe extraction of information from images provided by medical imaging systems may be employed to obtain the specific objectives in the various fields. The quantity of signal to noise ratio (SNR) plays a crucial role in displaying the image details. The higher the SNR value, the more the information is available.

methodsIn this study, a new function has been formulated using the appropriate suggestions on convolutional combination of the longitudinal and transverse magnetization components related to the relaxation times of T1 and T2 in MRI, where by introducing the distinct index on the maximum value of this function, the new maps are constructed toward the best SNR. Proposed functions were analytically simulated using Matlab software and evaluated with respect to various relaxation times. This proposed method can be applied to any medical images. For instance, the T

resultsThe results showed that at an index value of x = 0.325, the new map of FWxM (0.325) will be constructed with a maximum derived SNR of 22.7 compared to the SNR values of T

conclusionBy convolving two orthogonal magnetization vectors, the qualified images with higher new SNR were created, which included the image with the best SNR. In other words, to optimize the adoption of MRI technique and enable the possibility of wider use, an optimal and cost-effective examination has been suggested. Our proposal aims to shorten the MRI examination to further reduce interpretation times while maintaining primary sensitivity. SIGNIFICANCE: Our findings may help to quantitatively identify the primary sources of each type of solid and sequential cancer.

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Breast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingSignal-To-Noise RatioBreast cancerConvolution operatorMRISignal to noise ratioSpin-lattice relaxation timeSpin-spin relaxation time

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