Relevance of lesion size in navigator-triggered and free-breathing diffusion-weighted liver MRI

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Diffusion-weighted MRI is crucial for assessing liver lesions, impacting prognosis in malignant diseases.
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Breathing and cardiac motion can cause artifacts in liver DWI, affecting image quality and lesion detection.
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Navigator-triggered acquisition may improve lesion detection in smaller focal liver lesions compared to free-breathing acquisition.
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Previous studies show mixed results regarding the effectiveness of FB and TRIG techniques in liver DWI.
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This study aims to evaluate the impact of lesion size on detection rates and contrast-to-noise ratios in liver DWI.

European Radiology

by Bianca Reithmeier, Frederik B. Laun, Tobit Führes, Michael Uder, Sebastian Bickelhaupt, Marc Saake
September 17, 2024

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