Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is sensitive to the mobility of water molecule at cellular
and macromolecular level, much smaller than the spatial resolution of the images. It is …

Liver disease is a major health concern globally, with high morbidity and mor-tality rates.
Precise diagnosis and assessment are vital for guiding treatment approaches, predicting …

S b TE S PF ee PF ee−−−−=−⋅+⋅[1] where S0 is a scaling term independent of both
diffusion and 'T2 effect'(which is defined as MRI signal differences contributed by T2 …

Figure 1 Relationship between T2 time and ADC for liver, spleen, and gallbladder. Liver and
spleen data are from the studies of Kim et al.(3) and de Bazelaire et al.(4), with 3T scanner …

Body composition analysis based on the characterization of different tissue compartments is
currently experiencing increasing attention by a broad range of medical disciplines for both …

Intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) modeling is a widely used double‐exponential model for
describing diffusion‐weighted imaging (DWI) signal, with a slow component related to pure …

The aim of this study was to establish reference values for middle‐aged subjects and to
investigate the age and gender dependence of liver diffusion MRI parameters. The IVIM type …

Background Extramural venous invasion (EMVI) has been found to be related to poor
prognosis in gastric cancer. Preoperative diagnosis of EMVI is challenging, as it can only be …

Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) and intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) have been
explored to assess liver tumors and diffused liver diseases. IVIM reflects the microscopic …

Background A number of questions concerning the histological mechanism of elongated
T1rho in liver fibrosis remain unanswered. Using a rat model of non-alcoholic fatty liver …