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Effect of field strength on MR images: comparison of the same subject at 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 T.
Maubon AJ, Ferru JM, Berger V, Soulage MC, DeGraef M, Aubas P, Coupeau P, Dumont E, Rouanet JP.
Department of Radiology, Centre Medico-chirurgical Beausoleil, Montpellier, France.
Radiographics. 1999 Jul-Aug;19(4):1057-67
To assess the effect of field strength on magnetic resonance (MR) images, the same healthy subject was imaged at three field strengths: 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 T. Imaging was performed with three similarly equipped MR imagers of the same generation and from the same manufacturer. The same imaging sequences were used with identical parameters and without repetition time correction for field strength. Imaging was performed in four anatomic locations: the brain, lumbar spine, knee, and abdomen. Quantitative image analysis involved calculation of signal-to-noise ratio, contrast-to-noise ratio, and relative contrast; qualitative image analysis was performed by four readers blinded to field strength. The results of all of the examinations were considered to be of diagnostic value. In general, signal-to-noise ratio and contrast-to-noise ratio were lowest at 0.5 T and highest at 1.5 T; relative contrast was not related to field strength. At qualitative analysis, images obtained at 1.0 and 1.5 T were superior to images obtained at 0.5 T; qualitative differences were less important in locations where there is motion or high magnetic susceptibility differences between tissues (e.g., the spine and abdomen). However, excellent image quality was obtained with all three field strengths.
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Department of Radiology, Centre Medico-chirurgical Beausoleil, Montpellier, France.
Radiographics. 1999 Jul-Aug;19(4):1057-67
To assess the effect of field strength on magnetic resonance (MR) images, the same healthy subject was imaged at three field strengths: 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 T. Imaging was performed with three similarly equipped MR imagers of the same generation and from the same manufacturer. The same imaging sequences were used with identical parameters and without repetition time correction for field strength. Imaging was performed in four anatomic locations: the brain, lumbar spine, knee, and abdomen. Quantitative image analysis involved calculation of signal-to-noise ratio, contrast-to-noise ratio, and relative contrast; qualitative image analysis was performed by four readers blinded to field strength. The results of all of the examinations were considered to be of diagnostic value. In general, signal-to-noise ratio and contrast-to-noise ratio were lowest at 0.5 T and highest at 1.5 T; relative contrast was not related to field strength. At qualitative analysis, images obtained at 1.0 and 1.5 T were superior to images obtained at 0.5 T; qualitative differences were less important in locations where there is motion or high magnetic susceptibility differences between tissues (e.g., the spine and abdomen). However, excellent image quality was obtained with all three field strengths.
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