期刊
JOURNAL OF APPLIED CLINICAL MEDICAL PHYSICS
卷 23, 期 5, 页码 -出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/acm2.13533
关键词
agar; MR relaxation times; MRgFUS; tissue-mimicking phantoms
资金
- Structural funds of the European Union
- Research and Innovation Foundation of Cyprus [INTEGRATED/0918/0008]
This study investigated the MR relaxation times T1 and T2 of different agar-based phantoms and found that T2 was predominantly affected by agar concentration, while T1 was influenced by the concentration of evaporated milk.
Agar gels were previously proven capable of accurately replicating the acoustical and thermal properties of real tissue and widely used for the construction of tissue-mimicking phantoms (TMPs) for focused ultrasound (FUS) applications. Given the current popularity of magnetic resonance-guided FUS (MRgFUS), we have investigated the MR relaxation times T1 and T2 of different mixtures of agar-based phantoms. Nine TMPs were constructed containing agar as the gelling agent and various concentrations of silicon dioxide and evaporated milk. An agar-based phantom doped with wood powder was also evaluated. A series of MR images were acquired in a 1.5 T scanner for T1 and T2 mapping. T2 was predominantly affected by varying agar concentrations. A trend toward decreasing T1 with an increasing concentration of evaporated milk was observed. The addition of silicon dioxide decreased both relaxation times of pure agar gels. The proposed phantoms have great potential for use with the continuously emerging MRgFUS technology. The MR relaxation times of several body tissues can be mimicked by adjusting the concentration of ingredients, thus enabling more accurate and realistic MRgFUS studies.
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