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Abstract #5169

Relationship between uterine displacements and quality of T2-weighted images of the female pelvis

Hironobu Ishikawa1,2, Kousaku Saotome3, Hirofumi Sekino4, Ryo Yamakuni4, Yuma Takahashi1, Shinya Seino1, Masanori Yusa1, Yoshiyuki Ishimori2, Masahiko Monma2, and Hiroshi Ito4
1Fukushima Medical University Hospital, Fukushima, Japan, 2Graduate School of Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Ami, Japan, 3School of Health Sciences, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan, 4Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan

Synopsis

Motivation: In some cases, the quality of T2-weighted images is poor independent of the position of the uterus in the pelvis.

Goal(s): Our goal was to investigate the relationship between uterine displacement and quality of T2-weighted images.

Approach: T2-weighted images of the female pelvis were classified according to image quality. Additionally, uterine displacements were calculated by analyzing cine images of the uterus.

Results: The quality of the T2-weighted images of the female pelvis degrades with increasing uterine displacement.

Impact: The quality of T2-weighted images is expected to be improved by the analysis of uterine displacements because this would enable us to address the artifacts in advance.

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