Comparison of diffusion-weighted MRI acquisition techniques for normal pancreas at 3.0 Tesla.

Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) at 3.0 Tesla in evaluating water diffusion pattern in cirrhotic livers: preliminary results

[Examination of upper abdominal region in high spatial resolution diffusion-weighted imaging using 3-Tesla MRI].

The advantage of the higher signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 3-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (3-Tesla) has the possibility of contributing to the improvement of high spatial resolution without causing image deterioration. In this study, we compared SNR and the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value with 3-Tesla as the condition in the diffusion-weighted image (DWI) parameter of the 1.5-Tes...

Diffusion-prepared fast imaging with steady-state free precession (DP-FISP): a rapid diffusion MRI technique at 7 T.

Diffusion MRI is a useful imaging technique with many clinical applications. Many diffusion MRI studies have utilized echo-planar imaging (EPI) acquisition techniques. In this study, we have developed a rapid diffusion-prepared fast imaging with steady-state free precession MRI acquisition for a preclinical 7T scanner providing diffusion-weighted images in less than 500 ms and diffusion tensor ...

Is 3-Tesla Gd-EOB-DTPA-Enhanced MRI with Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Superior to 64-Slice Contrast-Enhanced CT for the Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma?

OBJECTIVES To compare 64-slice contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) with 3-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using Gd-EOB-DTPA for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and evaluate the utility of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in this setting. METHODS 3-phase-liver-CT was performed in fifty patients (42 male, 8 female) with suspected or proven HCC. The patients were su...

HASTE diffusion-weighted MRI for the reliable detection of cholesteatoma.

PURPOSE To assess the detection efficiency of Half-Fourier acquisition single-shot turbo spin-echo (HASTE) diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for cholesteatoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 21 patients with suspected primary (n=16) or recurrent cholesteatoma (n=5) underwent MRI in a 1.5 Tesla scanner using an adapted protocol for cholesteatoma detection that included a co...