2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of Magnetic Resonance Elastography System to Observe Deep Inside of the Body
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20300151
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Biomedical engineering/Biological material science
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| Research Institution | Chiba University |
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Principal Investigator |
SUGA Mikio Chiba University, 大学院・工学研究科, 准教授 (00294281)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
OBATA Takayuki 独立行政法人放射線医学総合研究所, 分子イメージング研究センター・チームリーダー (00285107)
NAKAMURA Gen 北海道大学, 理学研究院, 教授 (50118535)
YAMAMOTO Takao 群馬大学, 工学研究科, 教授 (80200814)
FUJIWARA Hiroshi 京都大学, 情報学研究科, 助教 (00362583)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 医用・生体画像 / 生体粘弾性率分布測定 / レオメータ / MRI / MR Elastography |
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| Research Abstract |
Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) can noninvasively visualize shear waves patterns within tissue. To acquire an accurate shear modulus map in high spatial resolution in deep regions, external drivers must generate a precisely controlled high frequency and a large amplitude vibration. In this study, we develop a simple and robustly designed focused acoustic driver to enhance shear wave amplitude in deep regions and imaging programs. From the results of the experimental studies, it was shown that the system acquire an accurate shear modulus map in high spatial resolution in deep regions.
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