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EVALUATION OF ARTIFACTS AND DISTORTIONS OF TITANIUM APPLICATORS ON 3.0-TESLA MRI: FEASIBILITY OF TITANIUM APPLICATORS IN MRI-GUIDED BRACHYTHERAPY FOR GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
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EVALUATION OF ARTIFACTS AND DISTORTIONS OF TITANIUM APPLICATORS ON 3.0-TESLA MRI: FEASIBILITY OF TITANIUM APPLICATORS IN MRI-GUIDED BRACHYTHERAPY FOR GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER

Yusung KIM, Manickam MURUGANANDHAM, Joseph M MODRICK and John E BAYOUTH
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, Vol.80(3), pp.947-955
2011
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.07.1981
PMID: 20934275

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Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to characterize the levels of artifacts and distortions of titanium applicators on 3.0-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Methods and materials: Fletcher-Suit-Delclos-style tandem and ovoids (T&O) and tandem and ring applicator (T&R) were examined. The quality assurance (QA) phantoms for each applicator were designed and filled with copper sulphate solution (1.5 g/l). The artifacts were quantified with the registration of corresponding computed tomography (CT) images. A favorable MR sequence was searched in terms of artifacts. Using the sequence, the artifacts were determined. The geometric distortions induced by the applicators were quantified through each registration of CT and MRI without applicators. The artifacts of T&O were also evaluated on in vivo MRI datasets of 5 patients. Results: T1-weighted MRI with 1-mm slice thickness was found as a favorable MR sequence. Applying the sequence, the artifacts at the tandem tip of T&O and T&R were determined as 1.5 ± 0.5 mm in a superior direction in phantom studies. In the ovoids of T&O, we found artifacts less than 1.5 ± 0.5 mm. The artifacts of a T&O tandem in vivo were found as less than 2.6 ± 1.3 mm on T1-weighted MRI, whereas less than 6.9 ± 3.4 mm on T2-weighted MRI. No more than 1.2 ± 0.6 mm (3.0 ± 1.5 mm) of distortions, due to a titanium applicator, were measured on T1-weighted MRI (T2-). Conclusion: In 3.0-Tesla MRI, we found the artifact widths at the tip of tandem were less than 1.5 ± 0.5 mm for both T&O and T&R when using T1-weighted MRI in phantom studies. However, exclusive 3.0-Tesla MRI-guided brachytherapy planning with a titanium applicator should be cautiously implemented.
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