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<p>Various materials and compounds have been used in the design of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWMRI) phantoms to mimic biological tissue properties, including diffusion. This review thus provides an overview of the preparations of the various DW-MRI phantoms available in relation to the limitations and strengths of materials/solutions used to fill them. The narrative review conducted from relevant databases shows that synthesizing all relevant compounds from individual liquids, gels, and solutions based on their identified strengths could contribute to the development of a novel multifunctional DW-MRI phantom. The proposed multifunctional material at varied concentrations, when filled into a multi-compartment Perspex container of cylindrical or spherical geometry, could serve as a standard DW-MRI phantom. The standard multifunctional phantom could potentially provide DW-MRI quality control test parameters in one study session.</p>
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Various materials and compounds have been used in the design of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWMRI) phantoms to mimic biological tissue properties, including diffusion. This review thus provides an overview of the preparations of the various DW-MRI phantoms available in relation to the limitations and strengths of materials/solutions used to fill them. The narrative review conducted from relevant databases shows that synthesizing all relevant compounds from individual liquids, gels, and solutions based on their identified strengths could contribute to the development of a novel multifunctional DW-MRI phantom. The proposed multifunctional material at varied concentrations, when filled into a multi-compartment Perspex container of cylindrical or spherical geometry, could serve as a standard DW-MRI phantom. The standard multifunctional phantom could potentially provide DW-MRI quality control test parameters in one study session.

Development of a standard phantom for diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging quality control studies: A review

Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering

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Various materials and compounds have been used in the design of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWMRI) phantoms to mimic biological tissue...

Development of a standard phantom for diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging quality control studies: A review

Data publikacji: 17 lis 2022

Zakres stron: 169 - 179

Otrzymano: 16 kwi 2022

Przyjęty: 03 paź 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjmpe-2022-0020

Słowa kluczowe
diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging, apparent diffusion coefficient, phantom, quality control

© 2022 Eric Naab Manson et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Development of a standard phantom for diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging quality control studies: A review

Data publikacji: 17 lis 2022

Zakres stron: 169 - 179

Otrzymano: 16 kwi 2022

Przyjęty: 03 paź 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjmpe-2022-0020

Słowa kluczowediffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging, apparent diffusion coefficient, phantom, quality control

© 2022 Eric Naab Manson et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Słowa kluczowe
diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging, apparent diffusion coefficient, phantom, quality control