Intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion imaging of the liver: Optimal b-value subsampling and impact on parameter precision and reproducibility

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2109-2113

  Dyvorne, Hadrien ^a   Jajamovich, Guido ^a   Kakite, Suguru ^a,c   Kuehn, Bernd ^b   Taouli, Bachir ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^c TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

b Value; Diffusion weighted imaging; Intravoxel incoherent motion; Liver; Optimization; PerfusionPseudo diffusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVOXEL INCOHERENT MOTION DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; LIVER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; AGED; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; MIDDLE AGED; NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84913555817     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2014.09.003     Document Type: Article

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