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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2008; 14(38): 5893-5899
Published online Oct 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5893
Effect of b value on monitoring therapeutic response by diffusion-weighted imaging
Zhao-Xia Jiang, Wei-Jun Peng, Wen-Tao Li, Feng Tang, Shi-Yuan Liu, Xu-Dong Qu, Jian-Hua Wang, Hong-Feng Lu
Zhao-Xia Jiang, Wei-Jun Peng, Wen-Tao Li, Feng Tang, Department of Radiology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Zhao-Xia Jiang, Wei-Jun Peng, Wen-Tao Li, Feng Tang, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Shi-Yuan Liu, Department of Radiology, Affiliated Changzheng Hospital of the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200032, China
Xu-Dong Qu, Jian-Hua Wang, Department of Radiology, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Hong-Feng Lu, Department of Pathology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Author contributions: Jiang ZX, Peng WJ designed the research; Jiang ZX, Li WT, Liu SY, Qu XD and Wang JH performed the research; Jiang ZX, Tang F and Lu HF analyzed data; Jiang ZX wrote the manuscript; Peng WJ revised the paper.
Supported by The National Natural Science Foundation of China, NO. 30470503; The Key Program of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission, NO. 04JC14074; The Foundation of Shanghai Educational commission, NO. 03J405037
Correspondence to: Wei-Jun Peng, Department of Radiology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Fudan University, 270 Dong’an Road, Shanghai 200032, China. weijunpeng@yahoo.com
Telephone: +86-21-64433384 Fax: +86-21-64433384
Received: July 7, 2008
Revised: August 26, 2008
Accepted: September 2, 2008
Published online: October 14, 2008
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