Utility of Diffusion-Weighted MRI to Detect Changes in Liver Diffusion in Benign and Malignant Distal Bile Duct Obstruction: The Influence of Choice of b-Values

Karan, Belgin; Erbay, Gurcan; Koc, AYŞE; Pourbagher, Aysin; Yildirim, Sedat; AĞILDERE, AHMET

doi:10.1016/j.carj.2016.03.006

Utility of Diffusion-Weighted MRI to Detect Changes in Liver Diffusion in Benign and Malignant Distal Bile Duct Obstruction: The Influence of Choice of b-Values

Karan B., Erbay G., Koc Z., Pourbagher A., Yildirim S., AĞILDERE A. M.

CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF RADIOLOGISTS JOURNAL-JOURNAL DE L ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES RADIOLOGISTES, vol.67, no.4, pp.395-401, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 67 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.carj.2016.03.006
Journal Name: CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF RADIOLOGISTS JOURNAL-JOURNAL DE L ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES RADIOLOGISTES
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.395-401
Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: The study sought to evaluate the potential of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging to detect changes in liver diffusion in benign and malignant distal bile duct obstruction and to investigate the effect of the choice of b-values on apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC).