Intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted imaging in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: comparison of the turbo spin-echo and echo-planar imaging techniques.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Traditional echo-planar imaging with intravoxel incoherent motion (EPI-IVIM) exhibits significant magnetic susceptibility artifacts and geometric distortions, which limits its application in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). This study aimed to compare the qualitative and quantitative indicators between turbo spin echo with intravoxel incoherent motion (TSE-IVIM) and EPI-IVIM in patients with NPC and to provide optimal scanning strategies based on the relationships among these indicators.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted between March 2022 and August 2022. Patients with pathologically confirmed NPC underwent pretreatment staging magnetic resonance (MR) examinations with both TSE-IVIM and EPI-IVIM. IVIM images were subjectively and objectively assessed f

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11652045 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature