Simultaneous multislice diffusion-weighted imaging versus standard diffusion-weighted imaging in whole-body PET/MRI.

Felipe S FurtadoNathaniel D MercaldoThomas VahleThomas BenkertWilliam R BradleyLisa RatanaprasatpornRavi Teja SeethamrajuMukesh G HarisinghaniSusanna LeeKrista Suarez-WeissLale UmutluCiprian CatanaKelsey L PomykalaLiran DomachevskyHanna BernstineDavid GrosharBruse R RosenOnofrio Antonio Catalano

Published in: European radiology (2022)

• Simultaneous multislice diffusion-weighted imaging enables faster whole-body image acquisition. • Simultaneous multislice diffusion-weighted imaging maintains or improves image quality when compared to single-shot echo-planar diffusion-weighted imaging in most anatomical regions. • Simultaneous multislice diffusion-weighted imaging leads to superior lesion detection.

Keyphrases

diffusion weighted imaging
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
image quality
diffusion weighted
positron emission tomography
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