Stimulated echo diffusion weighted imaging of the liver at 3 Tesla

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• 作者：Hui Zhang ; Aiqi Sun ; Hongjun Li ; Pairash Saiviroonporn ; Ed X. Wu and Hua Guo
• 刊名：Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：77
• 期：1
• 页码：300-309
• 全文大小：2001K
• ISSN：1522-2594

文摘

Diffusion time (Δ) effect in diffusion measurements has been validated as a sensitive biomarker in liver fibrosis by rat models. To extend this finding to clinical study, a reliable imaging technique is highly desirable. This study aimed to develop an optimal stimulated echo acquisition mode (STEAM) diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) method dedicated to human liver imaging on 3 Tesla (T) and preliminarily investigate the dependence effect in healthy volunteers.