## Abstract ## Purpose To assess whether hepatic fibrosis is associated with a restriction in the diffusion of water that can be analyzed with diffusionβweighted MR imaging (DWI) of the liver. ## Materials and Methods DWI was performed in 10 normal rats and 15 rats with liver fibrosis. Echoβplan
Assessment of Chronic Hepatitis and Fibrosis: Comparison of MR Elastography and Diffusion-Weighted Imaging
β Scribed by Wang, Yi; Ganger, Daniel R.; Levitsky, Josh; Sternick, Laura A.; McCarthy, Robert J.; Chen, Zongming E.; Fasanati, Charles W.; Bolster, Bradley; Shah, Saurabh; Zuehlsdorff, Sven; Omary, Reed A.; Ehman, Richard L.; Miller, Frank H.
- Book ID
- 126881412
- Publisher
- American Roentgen Ray Society
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 934 KB
- Volume
- 196
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-803X
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