Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI
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J Magn Reson Imaging · Jul 2010
Adipose tissue distribution in children: automated quantification using water and fat MRI.
To develop and validate a method for rapid acquisition and automated processing of magnetic resonance (MR) images for analysis of abdominal adipose tissue distribution in children. ⋯ A method for rapid imaging and fully automated postprocessing of abdominal adipose tissue distribution is presented. The method allows robust and time-efficient measurement of adipose tissue distribution in young children.
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J Magn Reson Imaging · Jul 2010
Effect of Gd-EOB-DTPA on T2-weighted and diffusion-weighted images for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma.
To evaluate the effect of gadolinium ethoxybenzyl diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (Gd-EOB-DTPA) on T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). ⋯ It is acceptable to perform T2WI and DWI after injection of Gd-EOB-DTPA for the diagnosis of HCC.
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J Magn Reson Imaging · Jul 2010
Utility of diffusion-weighted MRI in distinguishing benign and malignant hepatic lesions.
To evaluate apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values for characterization of a variety of focal liver lesions and specifically for differentiation of solid benign lesions (focal nodular hyperplasia [FNH] and adenomas) from solid malignant neoplasms (metastases and hepatocellular carcinoma [HCC]) in a large case series. ⋯ Benign lesions have higher mean ADC values than malignant lesions. However, ADC values of solid benign lesions (FNH and adenomas) are similar to malignant lesions (metastases, HCC) limiting the value of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) for differentiating solid liver masses.