Assessment of MRI image quality for various setup positions used in breast radiotherapy planning

Authors

Vikneswary Batumalai, Liverpool and Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centres, University Of New South WalesFollow
Gary P. Liney, University of Wollongong
Geoff P. Delaney, Liverpool and Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centres, University Of New South Wales
Roshika Rai, Liverpool Cancer Therapy Centre and Ingham Institute, Liverpool HospitalFollow
Miriam M. Boxer, Liverpool and Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centres, University Of New South Wales
Myo Min, Liverpool and Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centres
Megan Berry, Liverpool and Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centres
Trang Pham, Liverpool and Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centres
Penny Phan, Liverpool and Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centres
Callie Choong, Liverpool and Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centres
Melanie Rennie, Liverpool and Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centres
Christine Chan, Liverpool Hospital
Lois C. Holloway, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

105960

Publication Details

Batumalai, V., Liney, G., Delaney, G. P., Rai, R., Boxer, M., Min, M., Berry, M., Pham, T., Phan, P., Choong, C., Rennie, M., Chan, C. & Holloway, L. (2016). Assessment of MRI image quality for various setup positions used in breast radiotherapy planning. Radiotherapy and Oncology, 119 57-60.

Abstract

This study investigates breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) image quality for 3 different breast radiotherapy positions (prone, supine flat and supine inclined) and associated choice of breast coils. Supine breast MRI has comparable image quality to prone breast MRI for the purposes of radiotherapy delineation for T2-weighted sequences.