title: [Improving diffusion-weighted imaging of liver with SENSE technique: a preliminary study].
abstract: Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) has not commonly been performed for assessment of the liver because of technical and physiologic problems. The sensitivity-encoding (SENSE) technique enables the acquisition time to be shortened and reduces artifacts on DWI. We compared the DWI without SENSE, with SENSE only, and with SENSE and half-Fourier technique using a 1.5 Tesla MRI unit. In general, imaging quality was improved and fewer artifacts were observed in DWI with SENSE. DWI of liver with SENSE is expected to be a useful tool for clinical application.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamanashi University. masahori-tky@umin.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hori
authors.forename: Tomoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.forename: Hironibu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sou
authors.forename: Tatsuaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsukamoto
authors.forename: Takatoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okubo
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Araki
authors.forename: Yoshiharu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Amemiya
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Obara
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004058:Diffusion; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity