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. 2016 Sep 30;36(7):1987–2006. doi: 10.1148/rg.2016160042

Figure 11.

Figure 11.

Diagram of the hardware setup for MR elastography. An acoustic wave generator is placed outside the MR imaging room. A flexible plastic tube (∼25 ft [7.5 m] long) transmits pressure waves to a passive driver inside the MR imaging room. The passive driver (curved arrow) is placed on the patient’s abdomen and secured with an elastic strap. Standard torso coils (not shown) are subsequently placed over the passive driver.