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Clinical Article
Application of whole-body diffusion-weighted imaging on gastrointestinal malignant tumors
WEI Lai  ZHU Jing-hao  PENG Yi-feng 

DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2016.11.010.


[Abstract] Objective: To discuss the technical feasibility of whole body diffusion weighted imaging (WB-DWI) on 3.0 T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).To evaluate the auxiliary diagnostic role of WB-DWI in patients with gastrointestinal malignant tumors by detection of primary tumors and metastasis.Materials and Methods: Nineteen patients with gastrointestinal malignancy operation history were enrolled in our study. All patients received whole body MRI examination. The magnetic resonance (MR) examination was performed on 3.0 T MR scanner using coils. The images were reviewed separately by two radiologists.Results: A total of 8 metastatic lesions in 4 regions of 7 patients were detected by whole body DWI. One patient with stomach cancer had both liver metastasis and lymph nodes metastasis.Conclusions: The WB-DWI images that meet the diagnostic needs can be obtained on 3.0 T MRI. WB-DWI reveals excellent detection of metastasis of gastrointestinal malignant tumors.
[Keywords] Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging;Whole body imaging;Gastrointestinal neoplasms

WEI Lai Department of Radiology, Shanghai PutuoHospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200062, China

ZHU Jing-hao Department of Radiology, Shanghai PutuoHospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200062, China

PENG Yi-feng* Department of Radiology, Shanghai PutuoHospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200062, China

*Correspondence to: Peng YF, E-mail: peng2188@sina.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2016-06-28
Accepted  2016-09-26
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2016.11.010
DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2016.11.010.

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