Principles and clinical applications of diffusion weighted echo planar MR imaging

• Published in: Nihon rinshō Vol. 55; no. 7; p. 1742
• Main Authors: Ebisu, T, Tanaka, C, Umeda, M, Aoki, I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan 01.07.1997
• Subjects: Animals; Brain - pathology; Cerebral Hemorrhage - diagnosis; Cerebrovascular Disorders - diagnosis; Diagnosis, Differential; Echo-Planar Imaging - methods; Humans

The ultrafast capability of echo planar imaging(EPI) made diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) measurements practical, without the need of head fixation and without the need to exclude patients unable to hold still. The DW hyperintensity and reduced apparent diffusion coefficient(ADC) were observed in all h...