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A History of Compact MRI Systems in Tsukuba (1986–2018)
This paper reviews compact MRI systems developed at the University of Tsukuba between 1986 and 2018. The key technologies for the compact MRI systems are suitable portable MRI consoles and permanent magnets. F...
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Development of Digital MRI Consoles Using General-Purpose Digital Instruments and Microcontroller Boards
We developed two digital magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) consoles using general-purpose digital instruments and microcontroller boards. The first console consisted of a digital oscilloscope (8-bit resolution,...
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Visualization and Quantification of Vascular Structure of Fruit Using Magnetic Resonance Microimaging
Three-dimensional magnetic resonance (MR) images of four kinds of fruit (Japanese apricot, peach, Japanese pear, and apple) were acquired throughout their growing periods (from April to August) to visualize an...
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Open AccessMovement of the external ear in human embryo
External ears, one of the major face components, show an interesting movement during craniofacial morphogenesis in human embryo. The present study was performed to see if movement of the external ears in a hum...
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New low-field extremity MRI, compacTscan: comparison with whole-body 1.5 T conventional MRI
Low-field extremity magnetic resonance imaging (lfMRI) is currently commercially available and has been used clinically to evaluate rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, one disadvantage of this new modality is ...
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Open AccessA new low-field extremity magnetic resonance imaging and proposed compact MRI score: evaluation of anti-tumor necrosis factor biologics on rheumatoid arthritis
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a useful tool for evaluating disease activity and therapeutic efficacy in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, conventional whole-body MRI is inconvenient on several levels. ...
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MR microscopy of articular cartilage at 1.5 T: orientation and site dependence of laminar structures
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Chapter and Conference Paper
3D NMR Imaging of Foam Structures
3D foam structures were measured using NMR imaging and their 3D geometrical properties were analyzed. Eight bubble polyhedra of a polyurethane foam specimen were extracted from 3D NMR image data using a newly ...