| Title |
Development of recommendations for the quality control of magnetic resonance imaging in Lithuanian health care institutions |
| Authors |
Laurikaitytė, Gustė ; Griškevičius, Romualdas ; Burkanas, Marius ; Laurikaitis, Marius |
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| Is Part of |
Medical physics in the Baltic states 2025: proceedings of the 17th international conference on medical physics, 6-8 November 2025, Kaunas, Lithuania / executive editor Diana Adlienė.. Kaunas : Kaunas University of Technology. 2025, p. 43-48.. ISSN 1822-5721 |
| Keywords [eng] |
magnetic resonance imaging ; quality control ; Lithuania |
| Abstract [eng] |
This research is aimed at creating and validating a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) quality control (QC) protocol which can be used in Lithuanian clinical environments. The investigation relies on the phantom based QC measurements performed evaluating three MRI scanners: Siemens Magnetom Skyra (3T), Siemens Magnetom Altea (1.5T), and Philips Ingenia Prodiva (1.5T). Following phantom based QC tests have been performed: measurements of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), image uniformity (PIU), geometric distortion, low-contrast detectability and high-contrast spatial resolution. The obtained results matched with American QC standards showing just minor variations among devices and sequences. This allowed prepare the unified recommendations for the creation of national MRI QC protocol. The implementation of such protocol would lead to the uniform requirements for image quality, diagnostic dependability and better patient protection throughout the country. |
| Published |
Kaunas : Kaunas University of Technology |
| Type |
Conference paper |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2025 |
| CC license |
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