[Improving diffusion-weighted imaging of liver with SENSE technique: a preliminary study].
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.
Hori
Masaaki
M
Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamanashi University. masahori-tky@umin.ac.jp
Ichikawa
Tomoaki
T
Sou
Hironibu
H
Tsukamoto
Tatsuaki
T
Kitamura
Takatoshi
T
Okubo
Toshiyuki
T
Araki
Tsutomu
T
Amemiya
Yoshiharu
Y
Okamoto
Eiji
E
Obara
Makoto
M
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