Table 1. T1 Relaxation times of different materials for tissue surrogates used in the experiment.
Phantom, TMM | T1 (average SD, ms), 3T Siemens MR Scanner |
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Fibroglandular shell | No signal |
Skin/outer shell | No signal |
Silicone rubber | 577.2±107.8 |
Silicone rubber with fish oil | 902.1±120.5 |
Fresh silicone rubber | 638.3±108.5 |
Silicone oil 50 mm2/s* | 1,515.8±105.5 |
Peanut oil (Basso) | 405.4±15.1 |
Peanut oil (pressed purity) | 404.1±10.5 |
Agarose gel 0.5 wt% | 4015.5±100.2 |
Agarose gel 1.0 wt% | 3,877.8±130.5 |
Agarose gel 1.5 wt% | 3,404.8±255.9 |
Agarose gel 2.0 wt% | 3,572.6±100.4 |
Agarose gel 2.5 wt% | 3,617.2±101.5 |
*, Viscosity unit. TMM, tissue-mimicking material.