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High b Value (2,000 s/mm2) Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Prostate Cancer at 3 Tesla: Comparison with 1,000 s/mm2 for Tumor Conspicuity and Discrimination of Aggressiveness

Tsutomu Tamada, Naoki Kanomata, Teruki Sone, Yoshimasa Jo, Yoshiyuki Miyaji, Hiroki Higashi, Akira Yamamoto, Katsuyoshi Ito

PLoS ONE · 2014 · 72 citations · 31 references

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Abstract

For tumor conspicuity and characterization of prostate cancer on DW-MRI of 3-T MRI, b = 0, 2000 s/mm2 is more useful than b = 0, 1000 s/mm2.

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