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Animated image of the curl of the displacement in the X direction for f =30Hz (top) and f =60Hz (bottom). MECH MECH
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Synopsis Distinction between benign and malignant breast lesions remains diတcult with conventional (dynamic) contrast-enhanced MRI. MR Elastography (MRE) can distinguish benign and malignant tissues based on their viscoelastic properties but breast MRE has not found widespread use in daily clinical practice, because of the complex equipment require...
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... for adjusting the ဠxation to the breast size assures good coupling. In Fig. 4 the wavelength image and the elastogram of the same subject as in Fig. 3 is shown together with a high- resolution anatomical scan. The regions with longer wavelength and higher shear stiတness accurately co- localize with the parenchyma in the anatomical image. Finally, Fig. 5 shows a same-breast comparison of the curls of the displacement for the X direction for the two f , demonstrating excellent coverage at both ...
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This review on magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) of the breast provides an overview of available literature and describes current developments in the field of breast MRE, including new transducer technology for data acquisition and multi‐frequency‐derived power‐law behaviour of tissue. Moreover, we discuss the future potential of breast MRE, which goes beyond its original application as an additional tool in differentiating benign from malignant breast lesions. These areas of ongoing and future research include MRE for pre‐operative tumour delineation, staging, monitoring and predicting response to treatment, as well as prediction of the metastatic potential of primary tumours.
