System calibration unit for magnetic particle imaging: System matrix

A. Halkola, J. Rahmer, B. Gleich, J. Borgert, T. Buzug

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Abstract

Figure 3 shows a comparison between the spatial patterns of the real components the system matrix obtained with the SCU (top) and the M3 (bottom) at 3 frequencies. The SCU system matrix has been corrected using the calibration data shown in figure 2. The grey scale levels used for the SCU and the M3 are the same. The differences in all studied cases are within the noise level. A clear improvement in signal to noise ratio can be seen. At the generated harmonics the improvement is roughly a factor of 5, translating to factor 25 in measurement time. In figure 4 a comparison between images reconstructed with the SCU (left) and M3 (right) system matrix are shown. The phantom (shown as green circles) consists of 4 holes with diameters of 1 mm separated by 2 mm, 3 mm, and 4 mm filled with pure Resovist®. The image reconstructed with the SCU system matrix shows lower noise and higher spatial resolution when compared to the image reconstructed with the M3 system matrix.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2013 International Workshop on Magnetic Particle Imaging, IWMPI 2013
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event2013 International Workshop on Magnetic Particle Imaging, IWMPI 2013 - Berkeley, CA, United States
Duration: 23 Mar 201324 Mar 2013

Publication series

Name2013 International Workshop on Magnetic Particle Imaging, IWMPI 2013

Conference

Conference2013 International Workshop on Magnetic Particle Imaging, IWMPI 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBerkeley, CA
Period23/03/1324/03/13

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