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World J Radiol. Jun 28, 2014; 6(6): 374-380
Published online Jun 28, 2014. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v6.i6.374
Published online Jun 28, 2014. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v6.i6.374
Feasibility study of computed vs measured high b-value (1400 s/mm²) diffusion-weighted MR images of the prostate
Leonardo K Bittencourt, Daniel Lima, Emerson L Gasparetto, CDPI Ressonância Magnética, Avenida das Américas, 4666 Barra da Tijuca, RJ 22631-000, Brazil
Ulrike I Attenberger, Stefan O Schoenberg, Daniel Hausmann, Institute of Clinical Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Heidelberg, University Hospital Mannheim, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany
Ralph Strecker, Siemens Healthcare Brazil, Avenida Mutinga, 3800 Jardim Santo Elias, SP 05110-902, Brazil
Andre de Oliveira, Siemens AG Healthcare Sector, Henkestrasse 127, D-91052 Erlangen, Germany
Author contributions: Bittencourt LK and Hausmann D contributed equally to this work; Bittencourt LK, Hausmann D, Strecker R, de Oliveira A, Gasparetto EL designed the research; Hausmann D, Bittencourt LK and Strecker R performed the research; Hausmann D, Strecker R and de Oliveira A analyzed the data; Hausmann D, Bittencourt LK, Lima D, Schoenberg S, Attenberger UI and Strecker R wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Dr. Daniel Hausmann, MD, Institute of Clinical Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Heidelberg, University Hospital Mannheim, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany. daniel.hausmann@medma.uni-heidelberg.de
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Received: January 24, 2014
Revised: March 23, 2014
Accepted: April 17, 2014
Published online: June 28, 2014
Revised: March 23, 2014
Accepted: April 17, 2014
Published online: June 28, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: Prostate cancer is the most common malignant tumor entity in males. Combination of a high b-value extrapolation and small-field-of-view sequence readout may contribute to increase diagnostic accuracy of diffusion-weighted images without an increase of acquisition time, which may be useful to guide targeted prostate biopsies and to improve quality of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging especially under economical aspects in a private practice setting.