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Abstract #2628

The Influence of Field Strength & Different Clinical Breast MRI Protocols on the Outcome of Texture Analysis using Foam Phantoms

Shelley Waugh1,2, Richard Lerski1,2, L. Bidaut2, Alastair Thompson2,3

1Medical Physics, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Angus, United Kingdom; 2University of Dundee, Dundee, Angus, United Kingdom; 3Department of Surgery, Ninewells Hospital, United Kingdom


The aim of this study was to assess the impact of different imaging protocols and field strengths on classification accuracy of texture analysis in differentiating four different grades of reticulated foam when imaged using MRI gradient-echo sequences. A high spatial resolution protocol with matched acquisition parameters was used at 1.5T and 3.0T and a high temporal resolution sequence (lower spatial resolution) also used at 3.0T.

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