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Boosting the SNR by adding a receive-only endorectal monopole to an external antenna array for high-resolution, T 2 -weighted imaging of early-stage cervical cancer with 7-T MRI

The aim of this study was to investigate the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) gain in early-stage cervical cancer at ultrahigh-field MRI (e.g. 7 T) using a combination of multiple external antennas and a single endorectal antenna. In particular, we used an endorectal monopole antenna to increase the SNR...

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Published in:NMR in biomedicine 2017-09, Vol.30 (9)
Main Authors: van Kalleveen, I M L, Hoogendam, J P, Raaijmakers, A J E, Visser, F, Arteaga de Castro, C S, Verheijen, R H M, Luijten, P R, Zweemer, R P, Veldhuis, W B, Klomp, D W J
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Summary:The aim of this study was to investigate the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) gain in early-stage cervical cancer at ultrahigh-field MRI (e.g. 7 T) using a combination of multiple external antennas and a single endorectal antenna. In particular, we used an endorectal monopole antenna to increase the SNR in cervical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This should allow high-resolution, T -weighted imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) for metabolic staging, which could facilitate the local tumor status assessment. In a prospective feasibility study, five healthy female volunteers and six patients with histologically proven stage IB1-IIB cervical cancer were scanned at 7 T. We used seven external fractionated dipole antennas for transmit-receive (transceive) and an endorectally placed monopole antenna for reception only. A region of interest, containing both normal cervix and tumor tissue, was selected for the SNR measurement. Separated signal and noise measurements were obtained in the region of the cervix for each element and in the near field of the monopole antenna (radius 
ISSN:0952-3480
1099-1492
DOI:10.1002/nbm.3750