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Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2011 Sep;35(8):539-48. doi: 10.1016/j.clinre.2011.05.001. Epub 2011 Jun 22.

Liver magnetic resonance diffusion weighted imaging: 2011 update.

Clinics and research in hepatology and gastroenterology

Mélanie Chiaradia, Laurence Baranes, Frederic Pigneur, Marjan Djabbari, Benhalima Zegai, Pierre Brugières, Pierre Zerbib, Thomas Decaens, Jean-François Deux, Hicham Kobeiter, Alain Rahmouni, Alain Luciani

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  1. Imagerie medicale, AP-HP, groupe Henri-Mondor Albert-Chenevier, 51, avenue du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, 94010 Creteil, France.

PMID: 21700529 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2011.05.001

Abstract

Diffusion-Weighted-Imaging (DWI) assesses proton motion on a cellular scale. Owing to recent instrumentation developments, diffusion sequences are now routinely used for liver imaging. This review will go through the physical principles that underlie this technique, and then highlight up-to-date liver applications including quantification of liver fibrosis, focal lesions detection and characterization, and therapy response monitoring.

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