Diffusion and Intravoxel Incoherent Motion MR Imaging–based Virtual Elastography: A Hypothesis-generating Study in the Liver

• Published in: Radiology Vol. 285; no. 2; pp. 609 - 619
• Main Authors: Le Bihan, Denis, Ichikawa, Shintaro, Motosugi, Utaroh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2017
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Elasticity Imaging Techniques - methods; Female; Humans; Liver - diagnostic imaging; Male; Multimodal Imaging - methods; Retrospective Studies

Purpose To investigate the potential of diffusion magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to provide quantitative estimates of tissue stiffness without using mechanical vibrations in patients with chronic liver diseases and to generate a new elasticity-driven intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) contrast. Ma...