Prostate: MR imaging with an endorectal surface coil.
- 1 August 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology
- Vol. 172 (2) , 570-574
- https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.172.2.2748842
Abstract
An endorectal surface coil has been developed to obtain high-resolution magnetic resonance images of the prostate. The probe consists of a surface coil mounted on the inner surface of a balloon. The balloon is concave to ensure tight seating against the prostate. The coil has been used in 15 patients with biopsy-proved prostatic carcinoma and in two healthy volunteers. The axial images were obtained with a 12-16-cm field of view and a 3-mm section thickness. Compared with images obtained with a body coil, the surface coil images better demonstrate prostatic anatomy and pathologic conditions.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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