Diffusion-weighted Imaging Using SS EPI of Abdominal Organs at 3T: Comparison with 1.5T
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Introduction: There is data to indicate that there is substantial variability in ADC values of the brain between 1.5T and 3T. To our knowledge, there is no currently published data comparing 1.5 to 3T SS EPI in the abdomen, particularly in terms of ADC reproducibility and image quality. In this study, we performed DWI of healthy volunteers at both 1.5T and 3T using low and high b-values to assess reproducibility of ADC values between the two field strengths.
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