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A Comparison of Mean Displacement Values Using High b-Value Q-Space Diffusion-weighted MRI with Conventional Apparent Diffusion Coefficients in Patients with Stroke.
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PMID:  21419670     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Q-space analysis using high b-value diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) data provides information on tissue microstructure in contrast to conventional MR imaging (MRI) based on low b-value diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of mean displacement (MDP) map in stroke patients using q-space diffusion-weighted MRI (QSI). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-one patients presenting with a total of 22 acute or subacute cerebral infarctions were included. MR protocol consisted of conventional MR sequences, DWI (b-value; 1000 s/mm(2)) and QSI (b-value; maximum 12,000 s/mm(2)). Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps of conventional DWI and MDP maps of QSI data were obtained and compared in the ischemic lesions and corresponding normal tissues. RESULTS: Decreased ADC values were present in all lesions. There was no correlation between ADC and MDP values in the lesions (r = 0.21). MDP values of the lesions were 8.60 ± 1.26 μm (mean ± SD). Most of the lesions (16/22) had higher MDP values than normal brain tissue. Three lesions showed lower MDP values and three showed mixed MDP values. CONCLUSIONS: The MDP maps using QSI data provides additional information for stroke patients compared to conventional DWI.
Authors:
Masaaki Hori; Utaroh Motosugi; Zareen Fatima; Hiroshi Kumagai; Satoshi Ikenaga; Keiichi Ishigame; Shigeki Aoki; Toshiyuki Onodera; Kazuo Yagi; Tsutomu Araki
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Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-3-17
Journal Detail:
Title:  Academic radiology     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1878-4046     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Mar 
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Created Date:  2011-3-22     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  9440159     Medline TA:  Acad Radiol     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011 AUR. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Department of Radiology, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan; Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Juntendo University, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.
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