Multicenter trial for the set-up of a MRI quality assurance programme.
Magn Reson Imaging
; 22(1): 93-101, 2004 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
Many international protocols related to RMI-QC program are focused on acquisition methods and analysis of several image quality parameters but rarely normality ranges or measurement frequencies are presented. To address this problem we investigated the variability of many magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems with the set-up of multicenter trial. The trial was set up to investigate short-and mid-term variability of two fundamental nongeometric image quality parameters signal-to-noise (SNR) and integral percent uniformity (U%). Ten centers (12 devices) participated to data collection consisting of a three-step-protocol. First, 10 consecutive images of a phantom were collected with a spin echo sequence. As second step the series collection was repeated 24 h later. Finally a single image acquisition was performed twice a week for 5 weeks. The analysis of results allowed us to define a "physiological" variability of +/-3% of the reference level for both parameters and to conclude that a weekly measurement is adequate to detect relevant variations of device performance.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Garantia da Qualidade dos Cuidados de Saúde
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2004
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Article