Combination of chemical suppression techniques for dual suppression of fat and silicone at diffusion-weighted MR imaging in women with breast implants

European Radiology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2648-2653

  Koh, Dow Mu ^c   Blackledge, M ^a   Burns, S ^b   Hughes, J ^c   Stemmer, A ^d   Kiefer, B ^d   Leach, M O ^a   Collins, D J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b Nuada 3T MRI Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breast; DiffusionMR; Fat suppression; Implants; Silicone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TAU INVERSION RECOVERY; SILICONE BREAST IMPLANT; SLICE SELECT GRADIENT REVERSAL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTIFACTS; BREAST IMPLANTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SILICONES; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84870353197     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2531-1     Document Type: Article

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