Relevance of lesion size in navigator-triggered and free-breathing diffusion-weighted liver MRI
Question Can respiration triggering (TRIG) improve the detection of small FLL compared to FB diffusion-weighted imaging? Findings Among 885 segmented FLL, TRIG was superior to FB for lesions smaller than 8 mm and had improved CNR and visibility. Clinical relevance Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging is used for the detection of focal liver lesions and image quality is influenced by breathing motion. Navigator triggering becomes more important for smaller lesions, and seems recommendable for the detection of small focal liver lesions.
Authors
- Frederik Bernd Laun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9269-5609)
- Sebastian Bickelhaupt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1043-4462)
- Tobit Führes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6804-6353)
- Marc Saake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3520-0312)
- Michael Uder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6238-4247)
- Bianca Reithmeier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1013-8799)
Institutions
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Erlangen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Radiology
- Published
- 2024-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-024-11063-1
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- MRI in cancer diagnosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.40
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft