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J Magn Reson Imaging · Jun 2012
ReviewLow b-value diffusion-weighted imaging: emerging applications in the body.
- Taro Takahara and Thomas C Kwee.
- Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands. tarorin@gmail.com
- J Magn Reson Imaging. 2012 Jun 1; 35 (6): 1266-73.
AbstractThanks to recent advances in magnetic resonance imaging technology, it has become possible to perform intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in any part of the body. Extracranial applications of DWI are currently under active investigation, especially for oncological imaging. However, the use of non-quantitative low b-value (10-100 s/mm(2)) DWI in the body is still a relatively unexplored field, and its potential is not fully recognized. Non-quantitative low b-value DWI may especially be useful for the evaluation of structures that have an inherently low signal at high b-value DWI, including (but not limited to) the liver, heart, and small bowel. This article will review and discuss the basic principles and potential applications of nonquantitative low b-value DWI in the body.Copyright © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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