Computed Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Prostate Cancer: Basics, Advantages, Cautions, and Future Prospects

Overview

Journal Korean J Radiol

Specialty Radiology

Date 2018 Sep 4

PMID 30174471

Citations 6

Authors

Yoshiko R Ueno

Tsutomu Tamada

Satoru Takahashi

Utaru Tanaka

Keitaro Sofue

Tomonori Kanda

Munenobu Nogami

Yoshiharu Ohno

Nobuyuki Hinata

Masato Fujisawa

Takamichi Murakami

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Abstract

Computed diffusion-weighted MRI is a recently proposed post-processing technique that produces b-value images from diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), acquired using at least two different b-values. This article presents an argument for computed DWI for prostate cancer by viewing four aspects of DWI: fundamentals, image quality and diagnostic performance, computing procedures, and future uses.

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