Accelerated Breast Diffusion-weighted Imaging Using Multiband Sensitivity Encoding with the CAIPIRINHA Method: Clinical Experience at 3 T.

ABSTRACT: Purpose To examine the clinical value of multiband (MB) sensitivity encoding (SENSE)-accelerated diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) for breast imaging by performing quantitative and qualitative comparisons with conventional diffusion-weighted echo-planar imaging, or conventional DWI (cDWI). Materials and Methods In this prospective study (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT03607552), women with breast cancer were recruited from July 2018 to July 2019 to undergo additional MB SENSE DWI during clinical 3-T breast MRI examinations. The cDWI and MB SENSE DWI acquisitions were assessed both quantitatively and qualitatively. Regions of interest were defined for tumorous and normal tissue, and the tumor apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), and signal index (SI) were ca

SUBMITTER: Biswas D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8830507 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature