Water-fat content based electrical properties tomography using Dixon technique: a preliminary study

Motivation: The research is motivated by the limitations of current EPT, either over-sensitive or over-simplified algorithm, prompting the development of a more accurate WF-EPT method. Goal(s): The study aims to enhance EPT by proposing WF-EPT with Dixon technique, seeking to improve accuracy in EPs mapping for clinical applications. Approach: We fit measured EPs data to generate the WF-EPs model, and validate our approach via human imaging. Results: Experiments showed relative errors of conductivity and relative permittivity of human liver were within 10.89% and 2.55% compared to literature values. Impact: WF-EPT offers new insights for clinical EPT, potentially enhance applications in disease diagnosis and SAR estimation.