MOLDABLE MRI COIL FOR BREAST IMAGING

我们建议开发一种新的接收器线圈的构造方法 人体乳房的磁共振成像(MRI)。这些线圈将是 为个别患者量身定做一种快速、经济、 举止自在。因为每个结构都适合个别患者 紧密地说，线圈系统允许定量的可重复成像 精确可复制的几何图形。该结构可进一步用于 针对患者的特征的准确位置，用于手术或 活组织检查。单个接口盒将允许使用这些单独的线圈 用核磁共振扫描仪。 最近对比剂增强磁共振成像的研究显示出高灵敏度。 和良好的特异性乳房成像检测癌症，特别是 X线钼靶摄影难以成像的患者。因为这项工作 如果持续下去，对乳房X光核磁共振成像的需求将会增加。这部小说 制造方法可以在商业上应用于附加附件 来自不同供应商的标准核磁共振系统。

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.