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Experimental Comparison of ACR and ICAMRL Magnetic Resonance Imaging Accreditation Protocols

Prater, Brock Andrew
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1284754038

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2010, Master of Science (MS), Wright State University, Physics.
Two primary accrediting bodies exist for magnetic resonance imaging systems: the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Magnetic Resonance Laboratories (ICAMRL), each of which defines specific standards for specific image quality criteria at which MRI images must be produced. An MRI clinic that wishes to show a commitment to image quality may do so by becoming accredited by one of these organizations of their choosing. The limits of these image criteria were compared to demonstrate the standards of each accrediting body. Images were produced that fell well within the standards of both accrediting organization, and subsequent images were produced at the limits of ACR and ICAMRL standards respectively. These images were first produced using a phantom to quantify a difference in criteria standards, then images were produced using a human patient to show a qualitative difference in criteria standards for clinical applications.
Brent Foy, PhD (Advisor)
Jason Parker, PhD (Committee Member)
Gary C. Farlow, PhD (Committee Member)
97 p.
Physics
Slice Thickness; Slice; ACR; ACCREDITATION; ICAMRL; Spatial Resolution; phantom

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  • Prater, B. A. (2010). Experimental Comparison of ACR and ICAMRL Magnetic Resonance Imaging Accreditation Protocols [Master's thesis, Wright State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1284754038

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Prater, Brock. Experimental Comparison of ACR and ICAMRL Magnetic Resonance Imaging Accreditation Protocols. 2010. Wright State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1284754038.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Prater, Brock. "Experimental Comparison of ACR and ICAMRL Magnetic Resonance Imaging Accreditation Protocols." Master's thesis, Wright State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1284754038

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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