Abstract #1868

Accelerated diffusion-weighted imaging of the prostate employing Echo Planar Imaging with Compressed SENSE based reconstruction (EPICS)

Yannik Christian Layer¹, Petra Muertz¹, Leon Bischoff¹, Christoph Katemann², Kilian Weiss², Julian Luetkens¹, Ulrike Attenberger¹, and Claus Christian Pieper¹

¹Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany, ²Philips GmbH Market DACH, Hamburg, Germany

Synopsis

Keywords: Prostate, TumorThe aim of this single-center, prospective study was to evaluate an accelerated diffusion-weighted imaging sequence of the prostate using Echo Planar Imaging with Compressed SENSE based reconstruction and assess its performance in comparison to conventional DWI. The evaluated sequences considerably reduced the total DWI acquisition time by 43% and achieved overall good image quality without significant differences compared to the conventional DWI sequence. The reduced scan time allows for an increase of the overall number of scanned patients as well as increased patient convenience with less potential of motion artifacts and therefore benefits care of patients with suspected prostate cancer.

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