著者

本郷 隆治 小倉 明夫 井上 博志 林 浩二 石黒 秋弘

出版者

公益社団法人 日本放射線技術学会

雑誌

日本放射線技術学会雑誌 (ISSN:03694305)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.57, no.5, pp.573-580, 2001-05-20 (Released:2017-06-30)

参考文献数

8

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In recent years, as gradient magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)systems have become larger and faster, the influence of low-frequency alternating magnetic fields on the human body during rapid scanning have become significant in terms of patient health. It has become more important to monitor time-variant magnetic fields (dB/dt). From this point of view, we measured the maximum dB/dt for clinical scanning using a self-made search coil and storage oscilloscope that conformed to international standard IEC 60601-2-33(1995). The results were almost the same as the calculated values. In this brief report, we introduce to clinical operators the method of measuring maximum dB/dt.

著者

小倉 明夫 東田 満治 山崎 勝 井上 博志

出版者

公益社団法人日本放射線技術学会

雑誌

日本放射線技術學會雜誌 (ISSN:03694305)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.54, no.6, pp.778-783, 1998-06-20

被引用文献数

10

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To calculate the contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) on magnetic resonance images, an equation selected to match each study is commonly used. The CNR values calculated using these equations may have their own characteristics. Therefore, the characteristics of four commonly calculated CNRs were evaluated in comparison with signal detectability. For the calculation of CNR, a phantom with five different solutions of CuSO_4 was imaged using various scan sequences with different TR and NEX. These images, which had different levels of noise and contrast, were measured for averaged signal intensity and standard deviation of noise in the same ROIs (regions of interest). To define signal detectability, Burger's phantom soaked in the CuSO_4 solution was imaged with the same pulse sequences used to evaluate CNR. Burger's phantom images were evaluated by five observers with a 50% confidence level. The characteristics of each CNR valuewere evaluated by correlating them with signal detectability. The results showed that some calculated CNRs indicated the noise element, but contrast element. From the point of view of signal detectability, the equation using the average of local variance and global variance with respect to coarse pixels was superior to others.

著者

山崎 勝 東田 満治 井上 博志 林 浩二 小倉 明夫 大竹野 浩史 本郷 隆治

出版者

公益社団法人日本放射線技術学会

雑誌

日本放射線技術學會雜誌 (ISSN:03694305)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.53, no.1, 1997-01-20

被引用文献数

3