CORRECTION OF INTENSITY INHOMOGENEITY IN BREAST MRI

摘要

A method for correcting for magnetic field inhomogeneity in a breast MRI, includes acquiring a magnetic resonance (MR) image including a patient's breast (S31). A surface image of the breast is automatically isolated within the acquired MR image based on a high contrast between the breast and surrounding air (S32). A multiplicative field that transforms the isolated surface image into a uniform intensity is generated (S33). The generated multiplicative field is applied to the entire acquired MR image to produce a corrected image (S34).