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Abstract #4794

Magnetic Resonance Elastography of the Prostate: Impact of Driver Size on Image Quality

Tianhui Zhang1, Jin Wang1, Kevin J. Glaser2, Phillip J. Rossman2, Jun Chen2, Bingjun He1, Jun Pang3, Ziying Yin2, Zhuang Kang1, Qungang Shan1, Jingbiao Chen1, Arvin Arani2, and Richard L. Ehman2

1Department of Radiology, the Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU), Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, 2Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, United States, 3Department of Urology, the Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU), Guangzhou, People's Republic of China

Conventional prostate MRE uses an external driver located on the surface of the body to transmit shear waves into the prostate. However, the conventional large-diameter driver produces poorer image quality at higher frequencies. In this study we compared the performance of a large- and small-diameter Pelvic Wall driver at multiple frequencies using 2D and 3D MRE. Our results show that the smaller Pelvic Wall driver performs better than the larger driver in terms of image quality and success rate.

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