Body GI
Room 4A Tuesday 13:30 - 15:30

 

Time

Prog #

Computer#

 
13:30 3303 15

Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging of Ulcerative Colitis with the Sensitivity Encoding Technique for

Monitoring Inflammatory Activity: Initial Experience

Hiroki Haradome1, Akihisa Nakamura2, Takashi Honda2, Toshiaki Nitatori2, Youko Ikei2, Gen Koyama2,

Shin-ichi Takahashi2

1Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan; 2Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mikata, Tokyo, Japan
13:30 3304 16

Diffusion Tensor Hepatic MR Imaging with Parallel Imaging Technique for the Evaluation of Focal

Hepatic Lesions

Hiroki Haradome1, Tomoaki Ichikawa2, Hironobu Soh2, Tsutomu Araki2

1Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mikata, Japan; 2Yamanashi Medical University School of, Nakakoma, Yamanashi, Japan
13:30 3305 17

Transverse Relaxation Rates (R2*, R2, and R2') of Iron-Overloaded Livers of Thalassemic Mice at 1.5T

and 3T

Ruitian Song1, Wei Lin1, Felix W. Wehrli1, Quikan Chen2, Toshio Asakura2, Hee Kwon Song1

1University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; 2Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
14:00 3306 17

Characterization of Focal Hepatic Lesion Containing Fat with Balance SSFP Chemical Shift Imaging

Sequence

Zhenghan Yang1, Fei Sun2, Min Chen1, Cheng Zhou1

1Beijing Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2GE Medical System, China, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
14:00 3307 16

Detectability of Small Metastatic Liver Tumors Evaluated with Low-B-Factor Diffusion-Weighted Images

with Ferucarbotran

Tastuyuki Tounan1, Kiminori Fujimoto2, Sanae Azuma1, Noriyuki Ono1, Sunao Mastushita1, Naohumi Hayabuchi2

1Chikugo City Hospital, Chikugo, Fukuoka, Japan; 2Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
14:00 3308 15

ADC Measurement of Abdominal Organs and Lesions Using Parallel Imaging Technique

Takeshi Yoshikawa1, Hideaki Kawamitsu1, Donald G. Mitchell2, Yoshiharu Ohno1, Kazuhiro Kubo1,

MasahikoFujii1, Kazuro Sugimura1

1Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan; 2Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
14:30 3309 15

Influence of Respiratory Motion in Body Diffusion Weighted Imaging Under Free Breathing

Isao Muro1, Taro Takahara2, Yutaka Imai2

1Tokai University Hospital, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan; 2School of Medicine,Tokai University, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
14:30 3310 16

Non-Breath-Hold Diffusion Weighted Imaging for the Body: Signal Characteristics,

Artifacts and Lesion Conspicuity

Mamoru Takahashi1, Yasuo Takehara2, Katsutoshi Ichijo1, Norihiro Tooyama1, Harumi Sakahara2,

Atsushi Nozaki3

1Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan; 2Hamamatsu University of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan; 3General Electric Yokogawa Medical System,Ltd, Hino, Tokyo, Japan
14:30 3311 17

Quantitation of Hepatic Steatosis in Oncologic Patients Using a Fast Dual-Echo Dixon Technique

Madelyn P. Vuong1, Haesun Choi1, Asif Rashid1, Lyle D. Broemeling1, Jean N. Vauthey1, Jingfei Ma1  

1MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
15:00 3312 17

Intraportal Venous Flow Distribution: Evaluation with Unenhanced Oblique TrueSSFP MR Angiography

Perpendicular to Portal Vein Using a Selective IR Tagging Pulse

Masahiro Tanabe1, Katsuyoshi Ito1, Ayame Shimizu1, Minoru Hayashida1, Naofumi Matsunaga1

1Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
15:00 3313 16

Respiratory Triggered Diffusion Weighted MR Imaging of the Liver

Patrick Asbach1, Christian Klessen1, Patrick A. Hein1, Alto Stemmer2, Bernd Hamm1, Matthias Taupitz1

1Charité Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany; 2Siemens AG, Erlangen, Germany
15:00 3314 15

Selective Visualization of Hypokinetic Small Bowel Loop Using Small Motion Probing Gradient with

Low B Value

Taro Takahara1, Aine Sakurada1, Marc Van Cauteren2, Shuichi Kawada1, Tamaki Ichikawa1, Tomohiko Horie1,

Yutaka Imai1

1Tokai University  School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan; 2Philips Medical Systems, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan