scholarly journals Comprehensive quantification of signal-to-noise ratio andg-factor for image-based andk-space-based parallel imaging reconstructions

2008 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 895-907 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip M. Robson ◽  
Aaron K. Grant ◽  
Ananth J. Madhuranthakam ◽  
Riccardo Lattanzi ◽  
Daniel K. Sodickson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parallel Imaging ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Signal To Noise ◽  
Noise Ratio

Parallel imaging compressed sensing for accelerated imaging and improved signal-to-noise ratio in MRI-based postimplant dosimetry of prostate brachytherapy

Brachytherapy ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 816-824 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremiah W. Sanders ◽  
Hao Song ◽  
Steven J. Frank ◽  
Tharakeswara Bathala ◽  
Aradhana M. Venkatesan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Compressed Sensing ◽  
Parallel Imaging ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Prostate Brachytherapy ◽  
Signal To Noise ◽  
Postimplant Dosimetry ◽  
Accelerated Imaging ◽  
Noise Ratio

scholarly journals 2130 Improving signal-to-noise ratio in coronary mra with short acquisition windows using parallel imaging

2008 ◽  
Vol 10 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Yu ◽  
Michael Schär ◽  
Evert-Jan PA Vonken ◽  
Sebastian Kelle ◽  
Khaled Z Abd-Elmoniem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parallel Imaging ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Signal To Noise ◽  
Coronary Mra ◽  
Noise Ratio

scholarly journals Signal-to-noise ratio and parallel imaging performance of a 16-channel receive-only brain coil array at 3.0 Tesla

2003 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacco A. de Zwart ◽  
Patrick J. Ledden ◽  
Peter van Gelderen ◽  
Jerzy Bodurka ◽  
Renxin Chu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parallel Imaging ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Signal To Noise ◽  
3.0 Tesla ◽  
Coil Array ◽  
Noise Ratio ◽  
Imaging Performance

scholarly journals Towards HCP-Style Macaque Connectomes: 24-Channel 3T Multi-Array Coil, MRI Sequences and Preprocessing

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joonas A. Autio ◽  
Matthew F. Glasser ◽  
Takayuki Ose ◽  
Chad J. Donahue ◽  
Matteo Bastiani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parallel Imaging ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Image Acquisition ◽  
High Signal ◽  
List Type ◽  
Signal To Noise ◽  
Considerable Promise ◽  
Human Connectome Project ◽  
Noise Ratio

AbstractMacaque monkeys are an important model species for understanding cortical organization of primates, yet tools and methods for noninvasive image acquisition (e.g. MRI RF coils and pulse sequence protocols) and image data preprocessing have lagged behind those developed for humans. To resolve the structural and functional characteristics of the relatively thin macaque cortex, high spatial, temporal, and angular resolutions are required while maintaining high signal-to-noise ratio to ensure good image quality. To address these challenges, we developed a macaque 24-channel receive coil for 3-T MRI with parallel imaging capabilities. This coil enabled adaptation of the Human Connectome Project (HCP) image acquisition protocols to the macaque brain. We also adapted HCP preprocessing methods optimized for the macaque brain, including spatial minimal preprocessing of structural, functional MRI (fMRI), and diffusion MRI (dMRI). The coil provided high signal-to-noise ratio and high efficiency in data acquisition, allowing four- and five-fold acceleration for dMRI and fMRI, respectively. Automated parcellation of cortex, reconstruction of cortical surface, removal of artefacts and nuisance signals in fMRI, and distortion correction of dMRI performed well, and the overall quality of basic neurobiological measures was comparable with those for the HCP. The resulting HCP-style in vivo macaque MRI data show considerable promise for analyzing cortical architecture and functional and structural connectivity using advanced methods that have previously only been available for humans.Highlights➢24-channel 3T MR receive coil designed for the smaller macaque brain.➢In vivo macaque imaging protocols adapted according to guidelines from the HCP.➢Parallel imaging yields five- and four-fold acceleration in fMRI and dMRI sampling.➢HCP’s minimal preprocessing and denoising pipelines adapted for macaques.➢The multi-modal MRI data show considerable promise for HCP-style analyses.

Determination of the Best Emulsion for the Microscopy of Crystals

1981 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 32-33
Author(s):  
David A. Grano ◽  
Kenneth H. Downing
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Frequency ◽  
Information Transfer ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Experimental Situation ◽  
Photographic Emulsion ◽  
Modulation Transfer ◽  
Signal To Noise ◽  
Frequency Space ◽  
Noise Ratio

The retrieval of high-resolution information from images of biological crystals depends, in part, on the use of the correct photographic emulsion. We have been investigating the information transfer properties of twelve emulsions with a view toward 1) characterizing the emulsions by a few, measurable quantities, and 2) identifying the “best” emulsion of those we have studied for use in any given experimental situation. Because our interests lie in the examination of crystalline specimens, we've chosen to evaluate an emulsion's signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) as a function of spatial frequency and use this as our critereon for determining the best emulsion.The signal-to-noise ratio in frequency space depends on several factors. First, the signal depends on the speed of the emulsion and its modulation transfer function (MTF). By procedures outlined in, MTF's have been found for all the emulsions tested and can be fit by an analytic expression 1/(1+(S/S0)2). Figure 1 shows the experimental data and fitted curve for an emulsion with a better than average MTF. A single parameter, the spatial frequency at which the transfer falls to 50% (S0), characterizes this curve.

Experiments in Bright-Field Imaging with Hollow-Cone Illumination

1981 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 226-227
Author(s):  
W. Kunath ◽  
K. Weiss ◽  
E. Zeitler
Keyword(s):  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Carbon Support ◽  
Electronic System ◽  
Optic Axis ◽  
Hollow Cone ◽  
Signal To Noise ◽  
Bright Field ◽  
Noise Ratio ◽  
Single Field ◽  
Field Imaging

Bright-field images taken with axial illumination show spurious high contrast patterns which obscure details smaller than 15 ° Hollow-cone illumination (HCI), however, reduces this disturbing granulation by statistical superposition and thus improves the signal-to-noise ratio. In this presentation we report on experiments aimed at selecting the proper amount of tilt and defocus for improvement of the signal-to-noise ratio by means of direct observation of the electron images on a TV monitor.Hollow-cone illumination is implemented in our microscope (single field condenser objective, Cs = .5 mm) by an electronic system which rotates the tilted beam about the optic axis. At low rates of revolution (one turn per second or so) a circular motion of the usual granulation in the image of a carbon support film can be observed on the TV monitor. The size of the granular structures and the radius of their orbits depend on both the conical tilt and defocus.

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