High Field MR Center, Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Bundes(real)gymnasium BG/BRG Keimgasse, Mödling, Austria.
Sci Rep. 2024 Feb 2;14(1):2811. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-53364-x.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a major medical imaging modality, which is non-invasive and provides unique soft tissue contrast without ionizing radiation. The successful completion of MRI exams critically depends on patient compliance, and, thus patient comfort. The design, appearance and usability of local MRI radiofrequency (RF) coils potentially influences the patients' perception of the exam. However, systematic investigations and empirical evidence for these aspects are missing. A questionnaire specifically evaluating the impact of RF coils on patient comfort in MRI would be a valuable addition to clinical studies comparing the performance of novel flexible RF coils with standard rigid coils. This paper describes the development of such a questionnaire in the scope of a citizen science (CS) initiative conducted with a group of students at the upper secondary school level. In this work, the CS initiative is presented in the format of a case report and its impact on scientific projects and the students' education is outlined. The resulting questionnaire is made available in German and English so as to be directly applicable by researchers working on the clinical evaluation of novel RF coils or the comfort evaluation of specific hardware setups in general.
磁共振成像（MRI）是一种主要的医学成像方式，它是非侵入性的，提供独特的软组织对比，没有电离辐射。MRI 检查的成功完成取决于患者的配合程度，因此患者的舒适度也很重要。局部磁共振射频（RF）线圈的设计、外观和可用性可能会影响患者对检查的感知。然而，目前缺乏对这些方面的系统调查和经验证据。一个专门评估 RF 线圈对 MRI 中患者舒适度影响的问卷，如果能与比较新型柔性 RF 线圈与标准刚性线圈性能的临床研究相结合，将会是非常有价值的。本文介绍了在一项公民科学（CS）倡议的范围内开发这样一个问卷的情况，该倡议是由一组高中水平的学生参与的。在这项工作中，以案例报告的形式介绍了 CS 倡议，并概述了它对科学项目和学生教育的影响。最终的问卷提供了德文和英文两种版本，以便于研究人员直接应用于新型 RF 线圈的临床评估或一般特定硬件设置的舒适度评估。
