Comparison and reproducibility of ADC measurements in breathhold, respiratory triggered, and free-breathing diffusion-weighted MR imaging of the liver

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1141-1148

  Kwee, Thomas C ^a   Takahara, Taro ^a   Koh, Dow Mu ^b,c   Nievelstein, Rutger A J ^a   Luijten, Peter R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient; Breathhold; Diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging; Free breathing; Liver; Respiratory triggered

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; BREATHING; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HEPATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ARTIFACTS; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIVER; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY-GATED IMAGING TECHNIQUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55749097922     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21569     Document Type: Article

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