MOLDABLE MRI COIL FOR BREAST IMAGING

我们建议开发一种用于接收器线圈的新的构造方法， 人类乳房的磁共振成像（MRI）。这些线圈将 以快速、经济、 舒适的方式。因为每个结构都适合于每个病人 接近地，线圈系统允许定量地可重复成像， 精确再现的几何形状。该结构可以进一步用于 特征相对于患者的准确位置，用于手术或 活检单个接口盒将允许使用这些单独的线圈 核磁共振扫描仪。 最近的工作与对比增强磁共振成像已经证明了高灵敏度 并且在用于癌症检测的乳腺成像中具有良好的特异性，特别是 难以用X射线乳房摄影术成像的患者。随着这项工作 如果继续下去，对乳腺MRI的需求将增加。这本小说 制造方法可以在附加附件中商业应用 到不同供应商的标准MRI系统。

We propose to develop a new construction method for receiver coils for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the human breast. These coils will be custom-shaped to individual patients in a quick, economical, and comfortable manner. Since each structure fits the individual patient closely, the coil system permits quantitatively repeatable imaging with accurately reproducible geometry. The structure can be used further in accurate location of features with respect to the patient, for surgery or biopsy. A single interface box will allow use of these individual coils with an MRI scanner. Recent work with contrast-enhanced MRI has demonstrated high sensitivity and good specificity in breast imaging for cancer detection, especially of patients who are difficult to image with x-ray mammography. As this work continues, the demand for mammographic MRI will increase. This novel approach to fabrication can be commercially applied in an add-on accessory to standard MRI systems from different vendors.