JOURNAL ARTICLE

Apparent Diffusion Coefficient in Breast MRI

Stéphane LoubrieMaren M. Sjaastad AndreassenAna E. Rodríguez‐SotoMichael CarlSummer BatasinChristopher C. ConlinTyler M. SeibertMichael E. HahnJoshua KupermanAnders M. DaleRebecca Rakow‐Penner

Year: 2024 Journal:   Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition

Abstract

Diffusion weighted Imaging (DWI) acquisitions are often part of breast cancer MRI protocols. The signal intensity decrease as a function of the b-value in diffusion imaging is non-linear and complex with inconsistent Apparent Diffusion Coefficients. In this abstract, we investigate ADC mapping computation and accuracy. Mapping techniques gave similar performances, with comparable medians and standard deviations.

Keywords:
Diffusion MRI Effective diffusion coefficient Diffusion Breast cancer Standard deviation Computation Breast MRI Diffusion imaging Magnetic resonance imaging Mathematics Computer science Nuclear magnetic resonance Nuclear medicine Algorithm Statistics Radiology Medicine Physics Cancer Mammography

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