A Rotational Cylindrical fMRI Phantom for Image Quality Control.

A novel phantom for image quality testing for functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans is described.The cylindrical, rotatable, ~4.5L phantom, with eight wedge-shaped compartments, is used to simulate rest and activated states. The compartments contain NiCl2 doped agar gel with alternating...

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Main Authors: David A Tovar, Wang Zhan, Sunder S Rajan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4666484?pdf=render