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Convertible pneumatic actuator for magnetic resonance elastography of the brain.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20833495     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Here we present a novel pneumatic actuator design for brain magnetic resonance elastography (MRE). Magnetic resonance elastography is a phase contrast technique capable of tracing strain wave propagation and utilizing this information for the calculation of mechanical properties of materials and living tissues. In MRE experiments, the acoustic waves are generated in a synchronized way with respect to image acquisition, using various types of mechanical actuators. The unique feature of the design is its simplicity and flexibility, which allows reconfiguration of the actuator for different applications ranging from in vivo brain MRE to experiments with phantoms. Phantom and in vivo data are presented to demonstrate actuator performance.
Authors:
Peter Latta; Marco L H Gruwel; Patricia Debergue; Brendon Matwiy; Uta N Sboto-Frankenstein; Boguslaw Tomanek
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-09-15
Journal Detail:
Title:  Magnetic resonance imaging     Volume:  29     ISSN:  1873-5894     ISO Abbreviation:  Magn Reson Imaging     Publication Date:  2011 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-12-14     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8214883     Medline TA:  Magn Reson Imaging     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  147-52     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Crown Copyright © 2011. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Institute for Biodiagnostics, National Research Council of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 1Y6; Institute of Measurement Science, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, SK-84219 Bratislava, Slovakia.
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