Image quality of MR images acquired with different coil configurations
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Comparison of signal to noise ratio and image uniformity of magnetic resonance images between two different body matrix coil configurations in phantoms and patients.
IRAS ID
174505
Contact name
Daniel Wilson
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 1 days
Research summary
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans use pieces of equipment, known as coils, placed around the part of the body to be scanned. These coils receive the MRI signal and are actually arrays of small coil elements. There are two different coil options (with different numbers of individual coil elements) available for scanning the liver or pelvis on one of our new MRI scanners. The aim of this study is to compare the image quality between these different coil options on phantoms and patients and to investigate how the size of the object being imaged affects the image quality for both coil options.
REC name
North East - Newcastle & North Tyneside 2 Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/NE/0095
Date of REC Opinion
12 Mar 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion