Magnetic resonance elastography hardware design: A survey

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 223, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 497-514

  Tse, Z T H ^a   Janssen, H ^a   Hamed, A ^a   Ristic, M ^a   Young, I ^a   Lamperth, M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actuation principles; Magnetic resonance compatibility; Magnetic resonance elastography device

Indexed keywords

ACTUATING MECHANISMS; ACTUATION PRINCIPLES; DESIGN COMPLEXITY; DESIGN CRITERION; ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS; FUTURE CHALLENGES; HARDWARE DESIGN; LYING AREA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE COMPATIBILITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ELASTOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ELASTOGRAPHY DEVICE; MECHANICAL EXCITATIONS; MR-COMPATIBILITY; MUTUAL INTERFERENCE; NONINVASIVE METHODS; RADIO FREQUENCY PULSE; SHEAR MODULUS; STIFFNESS MEASUREMENTS; TISSUE DISPLACEMENT; VIBRATION FREQUENCY;

DESIGN; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETISM; TUMORS;

SCANNING;

AUTOMATED PATTERN RECOGNITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; ELASTOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNETISM; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCER;

ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETICS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 67449135312     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM529     Document Type: Review

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