Patient-induced susceptibility effects simulation in magnetic resonance imaging

Background and purpose: A fundamental requirement for safe use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in radiotherapy is geometrical accuracy. One factor that can introduce geometrical distortion is patient-induced susceptibility effects. This work aims at developing a method for simulating these disto...

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Main Authors: Josef Axel Lundman, Mikael Bylund, Anders Garpebring, Camilla Thellenberg Karlsson, Tufve Nyholm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405631616300124