Clinical significance of diffusion-weighted whole body magnetic resonance imaging with background body signal suppression (DWIBS) as a staging procedure for lymphoma patients in comparison with FDG-PET

T. Itoyama,Tsunefumi Shibuya,T. Koga,M. Kitagawa,Tsuyoshi Yoshida,Hisashi Kobayashi,Atae Utsunomiya,R. Ochiai

Clinical significance of diffusion-weighted whole body magnetic resonance imaging with background body signal suppression (DWIBS) as a staging procedure for lymphoma patients in comparison with FDG-PET

2007

T. Itoyama
Tsunefumi Shibuya
T. Koga
M. Kitagawa
Tsuyoshi Yoshida
Hisashi Kobayashi
Atae Utsunomiya
R. Ochiai

8084 Background: FDG-PET is thought to be an important staging tool in lymphomas. However, high cost and exposure to radioactive agents are of disadvantage. Diffusion weighted whole body magnetic r...

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Lymphoma
Radiology
Staging procedure
Clinical significance
Magnetic resonance imaging
Nuclear medicine
Medicine
Pathology
whole body
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