Characterization of the diffusion signal of breast tissues using multi-exponential models.
Ana E Rodriguez-SotoMaren M Sjaastad AndreassenLauren K FangChristopher C ConlinHelen H ParkGrace S AhnHauke BartschJoshua KupermanIgor VidićHaydee Ojeda-FournierAnne M WallaceMichael E HahnTyler M SeibertNeil Peter JeromeAgnes ØstlieTone Frost BathenPål Erik GoaRebecca Rakow-PennerAnders M DalePublished in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2021)
Breast diffusion-weighted MRI signal was best described using a triexponential model. Tumor conspicuity in breast RSI model is comparable to that of DCE without the use of exogenous contrast. These data may be used as differential features between healthy and malignant breast tissues.