Medical Imaging
WARF: P160101US01
Inventors: Scott Reeder, Roberta Strigel
The Invention
UW-Madison researchers have developed an automated process to accurately quantitate breast density using MR images. The methods assess tissue properties within a region of interest (ROI) using chemical-shift-encoded imaging data of the ROI. The method also includes determining a proton density water fraction (PDWF) map and quantifying tissue properties within the ROI. Utilizing MRI to quantify fibroglandular tissue in the breast allows for three-dimensional volumetric imaging of the entire breast without compression and can provide more accurate measurement of tissue density due to the different relaxation properties of fibroglandular tissue and fat.
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