title: [Application of a new MR microscope using an independent console system (MRMICS) for biological tissues in vitro].
abstract: We studied microscopic MR images of the normal appendix in vitro using a new MR microscope system: MR Microscope using an Independent Console System (MRMICS). The MRMICS was placed in the clinical MR room, and the probe box was fixed on the bed of the 1.5 T clinical MR machine. T1-, T2-, and proton density-weighted images were obtained using spin echo sequences with an in-plane pixel size of 100 x 100 microns. Zonal structures of the appendix were clearly demonstrated with different contrast by different sequences. Therefore, the MRMICS is a useful add-on system for investigating microscopic MR images of biological tissues in vitro.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Tsukuba.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshioka
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Anno
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Itai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Haishi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kose
mesh_terms: D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008853:Microscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*