MRI SYSTEM FOR MARGIN ASSESSMENT OF EX-VIVO SAMPLE

摘要

A system for margin assessment of an ex vivo tissue (25) is provided including a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner (14) controlled by a control unit (12) and a tissue container (24) for holding a sample of an ex vivo tissue (25). The MRI scanner (14) includes a coil magnet assembly (31) including magnets (34) wherein the tissue (25) placed in the container (24) is placed under a constant static magnetic field (Bo) which is induced by the magnets (34) and the container (24) is positioned so the sensitive region is within a measured field of view (FOV) excited by one or more transmit/receive coils (38) operative to generate a time varying RF B1 electro magnetic field pointing towards the tissue (25) and wherein the container (24) is fixed on a moving table (40).