A technique for assessment of bone marrow composition using magnetic resonance phase interference at low field.
In disorders which involve the bone marrow, the fat/water ratio of the marrow is often an indicator of the progress of disease. A noninvasive method of monitoring this ratio in bone marrow could be clinically useful. We have investigated a method of bone marrow assessment, using magnetic resonance imaging at low field (0.064 Tesla). The method has been tested using calibrated phantoms; we also present results from normal human subjects.
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Toshiba America MRI Inc., South San Francisco, California.
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Kaufman
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D000328:Adult; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008961:Models, Structural