Clinical assessment of complex valued combinations of ip- and op-data in MR mammography
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Introduction It has been shown that the combined use of complex valued in-phase (ip) and opposed-phase (op) images can improve the signal to noise ratio (SNR) of dynamic MR mammography (MRM)[1] compared to conventional ip-subtraction (SIPCN). While improved SNR is certainly helpful, this study is comparing the overall image quality and especially the lesion sharpness of four different contrasts to evaluate their value for clinical use. Here the lesion delineation is of particular interest since one of the most critical morphological criteria is the sharpness of the lesion boundary.
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