Readout-segmented multi-shot diffusion-weighted MRI of the knee joint in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Abstract Background Diffusion-weighted MRI has been proposed as a new technique for imaging synovitis without intravenous contrast application. We investigated diagnostic utility of multi-shot readout-segmented diffusion-weighted MRI (multi-shot DWI) for synovial imaging of the knee joint in patient...

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Main Authors: Alexander Sauer, Mengxia Li, Annette Holl-Wieden, Thomas Pabst, Henning Neubauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12969-017-0203-z