Use of a b-Value of 3000 s/mm<sup>2</sup> to Differentiate Benign from Malignant Hepatic Masses in Liver Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Using a 3T MR Scanner with a Peak Gradient of 100 mT/m
Liver DWI at a b-value of 3000 s/mm<sup>2</sup> enhances diagnostic accuracy in differentiating hepatic masses. The use of this higher b-value preserves the high SI of malignancies while effectively reducing false positives from the T2 shine-through effect, making it a valuable imaging approach for clinical applications.
Authors
- Hiroshi Kusahara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3535-3338)
- Keita Fukushima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6270-1871)
- Sanae Takahashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3753-560X)
- Kenichi Yokoyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4964-3889)
- Toshiya Kariyasu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0685-5627)
- Katsuhiro Sano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8388-3827)
- Ataru NAKANISHI
- Haruhiko Machida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2865-536X)
Institutions
- Canon (Japan) (JP)
- Kyorin University (JP)
- Juntendo University (JP)
- Tokyo Women's Medical University Adachi Medical Center (JP)
- Kyorin University Hospital (JP)
- Canon Medical Systems Corporation (Japan) (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Juntendo Medical Journal
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14789/ejmj.jmj25-0005-oa
- Primary Topic
- MRI in cancer diagnosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Canon Medical Systems Corporation