Clinical usefulness of the fast protocol of breast diffusion-weighted imaging using 3T magnetic resonance imaging with a 16-channel breast coil

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We aimed to evaluate the usefulness of a fast protocol of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) with one excitation using 3T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and a 16-channel breast coil. We analyzed 30 lesions from 27 women between February 2020 and June 2020. The visibility score (from 1 = extremely poor to 5 = excellent) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value between one and four excitations were evaluated by two readers. The image acquisition time was 40 s for one excitation and 1 min 52 s for four excitations. The visibility scores were 4.630 ± 0.718 and 4.267 ± 1.015 for one excitation and 4.730 ± 0.691 and 4.200 ± 1.000 for four excitations by the two readers. There was no significant difference in the visibility (P = 0.184 and P = 0.423), mean ADC value (P = 0.918 and P = 0.417), and minimum ADC value (P = 0.936 and P = 0.443) between one and four excitations by the two readers. Despite the short acquisition time, the visibility score and ADC values of one-excitation DWI were comparable to that with four excitations. Our fast DWI protocol could provide reproducible visibility and ADC value, potentially helping radiologists to efficiently diagnose patients.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:78

Enthalten in:

Clinical imaging - 78(2021) vom: 01. Okt., Seite 217-222

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mori, Mio [VerfasserIn]
Fujioka, Tomoyuki [VerfasserIn]
Katsuta, Leona [VerfasserIn]
Yashima, Yuka [VerfasserIn]
Nomura, Kyoko [VerfasserIn]
Yamaga, Emi [VerfasserIn]
Hosoya, Tokuko [VerfasserIn]
Oda, Goshi [VerfasserIn]
Nakagawa, Tsuyoshi [VerfasserIn]
Kubota, Kazunori [VerfasserIn]
Tateishi, Ukihide [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

16-channel breast coil
3T MRI
Breast cancer
Diffusion-weighted image
Fast protocol
Journal Article
Magnetic resonance imaging

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Date Completed 17.08.2021

Date Revised 17.08.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.04.022

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM326000607