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Preparation and Set-Up
Quality Indicator
Importance Rating
(9,essential)
Endorectal coil acquisitions should be avoided in the
absence of robust deformable image registration tools.
8
Administration of anti-peristaltic agents should be
strongly considered to improve image quality, unless
contraindicated
7.3
Bladder filling state should be comfortable in order to
reduce motion-related artifacts.
7.1
Patient positioning should approximate treatment
conditions (bowel prep, bladder prep, +/- immobilization
devices), while maximizing SNR (i.e. surface coils should
be applied as close as possible to the patient surface).
8