Diagnostic performance of conventional diffusion weighted imaging and diffusion tensor imaging for the liver fibrosis and inflammation

Tosun M., Inan N., Sarisoy H. T., Akansel G., Gumustas S., Gurbuz Y., ...More

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, vol.82, no.2, pp.203-207, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 82 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2012.09.009
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.203-207
  • Keywords: Liver, Fibrosis, Magnetic resonance imaging, Diffusion-weighted MRI, Diffusion tensor imaging, Chronic hepatitis, QUANTIFICATION, CIRRHOSIS
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of liver apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measured with conventional diffusion-weighted imaging (CDI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis and inflammation.