{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Saito J"],"funding":["Eiken Chemical Co., Ltd."],"pagination":["225"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12839786"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["16(2)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<b>Background/Objectives:</b> This study examined the clinical utility of diffusion-weighted whole-body magnetic resonance imaging with background body signal suppression (DWIBS) for differentiating infectious from non-infectious aortitis. <b>Methods:</b> The study included 32 patients with suspected inflammatory aortitis who underwent non-contrast computed tomography (NCCT) and magnetic resonance imaging. We evaluated the diagnostic performance of DWIBS using the spinal cord as a reference, NCCT, and their combination. The diagnosis of infectious aortitis was adjudicated based on imaging, clinical, and laboratory findings. We conducted a sensitivity analysis using a stricter definition of infectious aortitis that required both surgical and microbiological confirmation. <b>Results:</b> Fif"],"journal":["Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)"],"pubmed_title":["Diffusion-Weighted Whole-Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Background Body Signal Suppression for Differentiating Infectious from Non-Infectious Aortitis."],"pmcid":["PMC12839786"],"funding_grant_id":["KY0D020411"],"pubmed_authors":["Asano M","Numata Y","Wakasa S","Yokota I","Sasaki H","Saito J","Kamiya S","Tada M","Muto M","Hashizume T","Iwata K"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Diffusion-Weighted Whole-Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Background Body Signal Suppression for Differentiating Infectious from Non-Infectious Aortitis.","description":"<b>Background/Objectives:</b> This study examined the clinical utility of diffusion-weighted whole-body magnetic resonance imaging with background body signal suppression (DWIBS) for differentiating infectious from non-infectious aortitis. <b>Methods:</b> The study included 32 patients with suspected inflammatory aortitis who underwent non-contrast computed tomography (NCCT) and magnetic resonance imaging. We evaluated the diagnostic performance of DWIBS using the spinal cord as a reference, NCCT, and their combination. The diagnosis of infectious aortitis was adjudicated based on imaging, clinical, and laboratory findings. We conducted a sensitivity analysis using a stricter definition of infectious aortitis that required both surgical and microbiological confirmation. <b>Results:</b> Fif","dates":{"release":"2026-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2026 Jan","modification":"2026-06-14T03:24:09.018Z","creation":"2026-06-14T03:16:11.124Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12839786","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41594201"],"doi":["10.3390/diagnostics16020225"]}}