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DOI:10.2214/AJR.05.1005
AJR 2006; 187:181-184
© American Roentgen Ray Society

Technical Innovation

High-B-Value Diffusion-Weighted MRI in Colorectal Cancer

Tomoaki Ichikawa1, Sukru Mehmet Erturk2,3, Utarou Motosugi1, Hironobu Sou1, Hiroshi Iino4, Tsutomu Araki1 and Hideki Fujii4

1 Department of Radiology, Yamanashi University, Shimokato, Japan.
2 Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Radiology Suite, c/o One Brigham Circle, 1620 Tremont St., Boston, MA 02120.
3 Department of Radiology, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
4 First Department of Surgery, University of Yamanashi, Shimokato, Japan.

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the usefulness of high-b-value diffusion-weighted MRI (DW-MRI) in the detection of colorectal adenocarcinoma.

CONCLUSION. High-b-value DW-MRI allows detection of colorectal adenocarcinoma with a high sensitivity and specificity.

Keywords: cancer • colon • diffusion-weighted MRI • MRI


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