Diffusion‐weighted imaging of the healthy pancreas: ADC values are age and gender dependent

Jochen Herrmann, Bjoern P. Schoennagel, Magdalena Roesch, Jasmin D. Busch, Thorsten Derlin, Laura K. Doh, Kay Uwe Petersen, Joachim Graessner, Gerhard Adam, Christian R. Habermann

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging · 2012 · 37 citations · 28 references

Abstract

Pancreatic ADC values decline with ageing and show significant gender differences with higher mean values in females. The awareness of baseline values adjusted to age and gender will be important for correct interpretation of individual cases and design of future studies.

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