Reduced visualization of cerebral infarction on diffusion-weighted images with short diffusion times.
Arunnit BoonrodAkifumi HagiwaraMasaaki HoriIssei FukunagaChristina AndicaTomoko MaekawaShigeki AokiPublished in: Neuroradiology (2018)
The DWI with shorter ∆eff may obscure infarction. High-performance magnetic resonance imaging scanners with higher maximal gradient strength (Gmax) can perform DWI with shorter ∆eff than scanners with lower Gmax. Therefore, the appropriate ∆eff should be set for the detection of restricted diffusion.