Magnetic resonance imaging of the sternum with a dedicated breast coil

The most obvious limitation of this technique is coil availability. The relatively infrequent need to image the sternum does not warrant purchase of a breast coil for this purpose. However, many facilities have purchased this coil or a similar device for breast imaging, and may find this alternative...

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Published inCanadian Association of Radiologists journal Vol. 49; no. 1; p. 55
Main Authors Lomasney, L M, Posniak, H V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC 01.02.1998
Subjects
Adult
Breast
Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis
Breast Neoplasms - surgery
Carcinoma - diagnosis
Carcinoma - surgery
Equipment Design
Female
Humans
Image Enhancement - instrumentation
Image Enhancement - methods
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - instrumentation
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Mastectomy
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - diagnosis
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - surgery
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Sternum - pathology
Thoracic Diseases - diagnosis
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Summary:The most obvious limitation of this technique is coil availability. The relatively infrequent need to image the sternum does not warrant purchase of a breast coil for this purpose. However, many facilities have purchased this coil or a similar device for breast imaging, and may find this alternative use appealing. The breast coil may also be used to adequately image other regional structures, including ribs, other chest wall elements and prevascular mediastinum. The patients' habitus and respiratory status may affect the applicability of this coil to these locations. As well, because of the limited depth possible (the signal declines approximately 7 cm from the anterior chest wall), imaging of a large lesion could be inadequate with this coil.
ISSN:0846-5371
1488-2361