Keywords: Liver, Liver, MUSE, DWI, Hepatocellular carcinoma
Motivation: Fast protocols for cancer surveillance depend on minimizing the number of sequences acquired
Goal(s): Compare lesion conspicuity between multi-shot (ms)DWI (b=50,800 s/mm^2) and three T2 weighted imaging methods
Approach: Contrast-to-noise ratios (CNR) and signal-to-noise ratios (SNR) were measured in cases of hepatocellular carcinoma HCC (LI-RADS 5 observations)
Results: All HCC (n=28) were visible on low- and high-b values, with low b-value images showing superior CNR to T2 weighted imaging methods
Impact: Multi-shot DWI offers superior CNR over T2 weighted imaging methods. In this small cohort all lesions were visible on msDWI. Thus msDWI alone may be sufficient for HCC surveillance and warrants further analysis in larger studies.
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