Comparisons of Image Quality and ADCs in Breath-Hold, Respiratory-Triggered and Free-Breathing DWI of Pancreas at 3-T
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51243#.VGAbAGfHRK0 Author(s) Chao Ma 1 , Jian Wang 1 , Yan-Jun Li 1 , Chun-Shu Pan 1 , Yong Zhang 2 , He Wang 2 , Shi-Yue Chen 1 , Jian-Ping Lu 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Radiology, Changhai Hospital of Shanghai, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China . 2 MR Group, GE Healthcare, Shanghai, China . ABSTRACT Objective: To compare image quality and apparent diffusion coefficients (ADC) of the normal pancreas parenchymas in breath-hold, respiratory-triggered and free-breathing diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) at 3.0-Tesla. Methods: DWI of the pancreas was performed at 3.0-Tesla in 21 healthy volunteers wi...