Multiparametric Whole-body MRI with Diffusion-weighted Imaging and ADC Mapping for the Identification of Visceral and Osseous Metastases From Solid Tumors

• Published in: Academic radiology Vol. 25; no. 11; p. 1405
• Main Authors: Jacobs, Michael A, Macura, Katarzyna J, Zaheer, Atif, Antonarakis, Emmanuel S, Stearns, Vered, Wolff, Antonio C, Feiweier, Thorsten, Kamel, Ihab R, Wahl, Richard L, Pan, Li
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2018
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bone Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Bone Neoplasms - secondary; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; Positron-Emission Tomography; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Viscera - diagnostic imaging; Viscera - pathology; Whole Body Imaging; Metastatic disease; whole-body magnetic resonance imaging; magnetic resonance imaging; diffusion-weighted imaging; colon; cancer; prostate; breast

The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of multiparametric, whole-body, diffusion-weighted imaging (WB-DWI) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps with T -weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at 3T for the detection and monitoring of metastatic disease in patients. Fifty-fou...