Diffusion weighted imaging and diffusion kurtosis imaging in abdominal oncological setting: why and when

Abstract This article provides an overview of diffusion kurtosis (DKI) imaging in abdominal oncology. DKI allows for more data on tissue structures than the conventional diffusion model (DWI). However, DKI requires high quality images at b-values greater than 1000 s/mm2 and high signal-to-noise rati...

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Main Authors: Vincenza Granata, Roberta Fusco, Andrea Belli, Ginevra Danti, Eleonora Bicci, Carmen Cutolo, Antonella Petrillo, Francesco Izzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:Infectious Agents and Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13027-022-00441-3