The rationale for proposing a magnetic resonance slow diffusion metric and its proof-of-concept testing showing spleen parenchyma and hepatocellular carcinoma have faster diffusion than liver parenchyma
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Background: ) denote the corresponding diffusion weighted image signal intensity. Methods: diffusion metrics can be only measured with MRI thus external validation is not possible, the measures of liver parenchyma were used to normalize the measures of spleen, HCC, cyst, and hemangioma, and the ratios were expressed in median value. Results: -values. Conclusions: The spleen has a faster diffusion than the liver, HCCs have a faster diffusion than the adjacent liver parenchyma, and hemangiomas have a faster diffusion than simple cysts. Although it is known that cysts have a substantially longer T2 than hemangiomas, SDC of hemangioma was higher than that of cysts, suggesting 'T2 effect' is minimized for SDC.
Authors: Fan-Yi Xu, Ben-Heng Xiao, Yì Xiáng J. Wáng
Institution: Chinese University of Hong Kong
Language: English
Topic: MRI in cancer diagnosis
Subfield: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409353480