Diffusion-weighted imaging of the abdomen at 3.0 Tesla: Image quality and apparent diffusion coefficient reproducibility compared with 1.5 Tesla

• Published in: Journal of magnetic resonance imaging Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 128 - 135
• Main Authors: Rosenkrantz, Andrew B., Oei, Marcel, Babb, James S., Niver, Benjamin E., Taouli, Bachir
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.01.2011
• Subjects: abdomen; Abdomen - pathology; ADC reproducibility; Adenoma - pathology; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; apparent diffusion coefficient; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; diffusion-weighted imaging; Female; Humans; Image Enhancement - methods; liver; Male; Middle Aged; Pancreatic Neoplasms - pathology; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity

Purpose To compare single‐shot echo‐planar imaging (SS EPI) diffusion‐weighted MRI (DWI) of abdominal organs between 1.5 Tesla (T) and 3.0T in healthy volunteers in terms of image quality, apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values, and ADC reproducibility. Materials and Methods Eight healthy volun...