Fabrication and characterization of polymer gel for MRI phantom with embedded lesion particles

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8348, Issue , 2012, Pages

  In, Eunji ^a   Naguib, Hani E ^a   Haider, Masoom ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calibration; Contrast agents; Lesion particles; Medical imaging; MRI; Phantom; T 1 and T 2 values

Indexed keywords

3-D IMAGE; CARRAGEENANS; CONTRAST AGENT; GD-DTPA; GELLING AGENTS; HUMAN TISSUES; IMAGING PARAMETERS; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; MOLTEN POLYMERS; NOVEL MATERIALS; OIL BATHS; OPTIMAL IMAGING; PHANTOM; POLYMER GELS; SOFT TISSUE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPHERICAL SHAPE; T 1 AND T 2 VALUES;

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; CALIBRATION; FABRICATION; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GADOLINIUM; GELATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; RADIOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TISSUE;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 84861728926     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.915034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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