title: Diffusion-Weighted Imaging with Two Different b-Values in Detection of Solid Focal Liver Lesions.
abstract: One hundred and eighty-two consecutive patients with suspected liver disease were recruited to receive diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) with two different b-values, in comparison with T2-weighted imaging (T2WI). The detection rate of three MR sequences in solid focal liver lesions (FLLs) and subgroup analyses were performed. Our prospective study found that DWI600 was equivalent to DWI100 and T2WI for the detection of solid FLLs overall but was significantly more accurate in the detection of malignant solid FLLs and lesions larger than 10 mm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China; National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Da-wei
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Ke-yang
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China.
authors.forename: Xun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
authors.forename: Hui-yi
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasound, Beijing Hospital, Beijing 100730, China.
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Beijing Hospital, Beijing 100730, China.
authors.forename: Jia-yin
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Beijing Hospital, Beijing 100730, China.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Beijing Hospital, Beijing 100730, China.
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China; National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Zheng-han
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies