Enhancing magnetic resonance images using water bags.
Fascial planes between tissues are separated by connective tissue, fat, and blood vessels. Magnetic resonance imaging displays surface anatomy and soft tissues. Our team has been successful in demonstrating brachial plexus nerves as a model of magnetic resonance anatomy. Radiologists have devised methods to increase the resolution of images by suppressing noise and increasing the sharpness of the image. We added water bags to a 0.3 tesla permanent magnet suppressing the noise and increasing the signal to image our patients. The images proved to be sharper.
Collins
J D
JD
Department of Radiological Sciences, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California.
Shaver
M L
ML
Kovacs
B J
BJ
Hall
T
T
Brown
K
K
Batra
P
P
Sinha
S
S
D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D014867:Water
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