Assessment of the signal-to-noise ratio as a control parameter for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems is addressed. Experimental data were used to run a statistical analysis of noise components. Use of a multichannel radio-frequency receiver coil and determination of the coefficient of correction provided the basis of a method for assessing the signal-to-noise ratio of MRI scans.
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Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, Vol. 53, No. 3, May-Jun., 2019, pp. 41-43.
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Sergunova, K.A., Akhmad, E.S. & Potrakhov, N.N. A Method for Evaluating the Signal-to-Noise Ratio in Magnetic Resonance Images. Biomed Eng 53, 207–210 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10527-019-09910-3
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