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Variability in contrast and apparent diffusion coefficient of kiwifruit used as prostate MRI phantom: 1-week
Tatsuya Hayashi1, Shimpei Yano2, Shinya Kojima3
1Department of Radiological Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8605, Japan. t-hayashi@med.teikyo-u.ac.jp.
Abstract:
Kiwifruit has been proposed as a phantom for prostate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to adjust multiparametric MRI factors. This study evaluated the variability in contrasts and apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs) via repeated scans of kiwifruits for 1 week. All scans were performed using a 3T MRI system. Six kiwifruits were prepared as phantoms. Each kiwifruit was scanned consecutively for 1 week, and T2-weighted and diffusion-weighted images were acquired. Contrasts between the peripheral placenta (PP) and central placenta (CP), and between the outer pericarp (OP) and CP were calculated. The ADCs of the PP, OP, and CP were also determined. The Friedman test with Scheffé's post hoc comparison was used to assess contrast and ADC variability over 1 week; no significant differences between the contrasts or ADCs were found. Thus, each kiwifruit phantom exhibited low variability when used as a prostate MRI phantom.
