A compact respiratory-triggering device for routine microimaging of laboratory mice

被引:17
作者
Minard, KR [1 ]
Wind, RA [1 ]
Phelps, RL [1 ]
机构
[1] Pacific NW Lab, Richland, WA 99352 USA
来源
JMRI-JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING | 1998年 / 8卷 / 06期
关键词
MRI; motion artifacts; respiratory triggering; mice;
D O I
10.1002/jmri.1880080626
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
A partial-body plethysmograph was developed for measuring the respiratory now of anesthetized mice during routine microimaging experiments performed in the close confines of an 89-mm-diameter, vertical-bore magnet. Respiratory now patterns were used for synchronizing conventional T2-weighted spin-echo imaging with the respiratory cycle, thereby, significantly reducing motion-induced artifacts and increasing observed liver lesion contrast.
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页码:1343 / 1348
页数:6
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