Ceramic resonators for targeted clinical magnetic resonance imaging of the breast

Currently, human magnetic resonance (MR) examinations are becoming highly specialized with a pre-defined and often relatively small target in the body. Conventionally, clinical MR equipment is designed to be universal that compromises its efficiency for small targets. Here, we present a concept for...

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Published in:Nature communications 2020-07, Vol.11 (1), p.3840-3840, Article 3840
Main Authors: Shchelokova, Alena, Ivanov, Viacheslav, Mikhailovskaya, Anna, Kretov, Egor, Sushkov, Ivan, Serebryakova, Svetlana, Nenasheva, Elizaveta, Melchakova, Irina, Belov, Pavel, Slobozhanyuk, Alexey, Andreychenko, Anna
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Language:English
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Breast
Feasibility
Humanities and Social Sciences
Magnetic flux
Magnetic resonance imaging
multidisciplinary
Radio frequency
Resonance
Resonators
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
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Summary:Currently, human magnetic resonance (MR) examinations are becoming highly specialized with a pre-defined and often relatively small target in the body. Conventionally, clinical MR equipment is designed to be universal that compromises its efficiency for small targets. Here, we present a concept for targeted clinical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which can be directly integrated into the existing clinical MR systems, and demonstrate its feasibility for breast imaging. The concept comprises spatial redistribution and passive focusing of the radiofrequency magnetic flux with the aid of an artificial resonator to maximize the efficiency of a conventional MR system for the area of interest. The approach offers the prospect of a targeted MRI and brings novel opportunities for high quality specialized MR examinations within any existing MR system. Here, the authors present a concept for targeted clinical magnetic resonance imaging for relatively small targets in the body. They use an artificial resonator for spatial redistribution and passive focusing of the radiofrequency magnetic flux and demonstrate feasibility for targeted breast imaging.
ISSN:2041-1723
2041-1723
DOI:10.1038/s41467-020-17598-3