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MRI is trending to low field magnets :
reduced costs will lead to this change 
AI will close the gap to high field 
only in remote areas 
is only temporary 
never 
 
MRI Artifacts
  
Ultrasound Imaging Artifacts Open this link in a new window
Partial Volume Artifact 
Quick Overview
Artifact Information
NAME
Partial volume
DESCRIPTION
Loss of contrast between two adjacent tissues
REASON
Insufficient resolution
HELP
Thinner slices
The Partial Volume Artifact is caused by imaging voxel containing two different tissues and therefore possessing a signal average of both tissues.
mri safety guidance
Image Guidance
Take thinner slices (smaller voxel), but this may result in poorer signal to noise ratio in the image.

See Partial Volume Effect.

• View the DATABASE results for 'Partial Volume Artifact' (4).Open this link in a new window

 
Further Reading:
  Basics:
MRI GLOSSARY
   by fonar.com    
Similar Artifacts:
 • Chemical Shift Artifact
 • Staircase Artifact
  Phase Encoded Motion Artifact top
 
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