Quantification techniques to minimize the effects of native T(1) variation and B(1) inhomogeneity in dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI of the breast at 3 T.

• Main Authors: Azlan, C.A., Ahearn, T.S., Di Giovanni, P., Semple, S.I., Gilbert, F.J., Redpath, T.W.
• Format: Article
• Published: Wiley-Liss 2011
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/1925/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21656561
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

The variation of the native T(1) (T(10) ) of different tissues and B(1) transmission-field inhomogeneity at 3 T are major contributors of errors in the quantification of breast dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI. To address these issues, we have introduced new enhancement indices derived from saturation-...