Synthetic DWI: contrast improvement for diffusion-weighted imaging in prostate using T1 shine-through by synthesizing images with adjusted TR and TE.

IF 2 4区医学 Q3 RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING

Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine Pub Date : 2025-03-24 DOI:10.1007/s10334-025-01243-5

Yu Ueda, Tsutomu Tamada, Atsushi Higaki, Ayumu Kido, Hiroyasu Sanai, Kazunori Moriya, Taro Takahara, Makoto Obara, Marc Van Cauteren

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Abstract

Objective: To investigate whether synthetic DWI (SyDWI) calculated with short TR and zero TE can improve diffusion contrast in prostate compared to conventional DWI acquired with standard TR and TE.

Materials and methods: Thirty-two patients who underwent multiparametric MRI (mp-MRI) on a 3.0 T scanner were enrolled. For SyDWI, DWIs at b0 were acquired with two different TRs and TEs in addition to b1000 and b2000 images acquired with single conventional TR and TE. Contrast ratio (CR) was compared between SyDWI calculated with TR of 1000 ms and TE of 0 ms and conventional DWI acquired with TR of 6000 ms and TE of 70 ms.

Results: The mean CR between prostate cancer (PCa) and normal prostate, and between PCa and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), is significantly higher in SyDWI compared to conventional DWI for both b-values of 1000 and 2000 s/mm². In addition, contrast within some lesions is now visualized, suggesting that tumour heterogeneity can be observed that is not seen with conventional DWI.

Conclusion: SyDWI calculated with TR of 1000 ms and TE of 0 ms significantly improves diffusion contrast between PCa and normal prostate or BPH, and within the lesion, compared to conventional DWI as a result of T1 shine-through.

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Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine 医学-核医学

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期刊介绍： MAGMA is a multidisciplinary international journal devoted to the publication of articles on all aspects of magnetic resonance techniques and their applications in medicine and biology. MAGMA currently publishes research papers, reviews, letters to the editor, and commentaries, six times a year. The subject areas covered by MAGMA include: advances in materials, hardware and software in magnetic resonance technology, new developments and results in research and practical applications of magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy related to biology and medicine, study of animal models and intact cells using magnetic resonance, reports of clinical trials on humans and clinical validation of magnetic resonance protocols.