Hiroyuki Takashima1,2, Rui Imamura1, Tsuneo Takebayashi3, Yasuhisa Abe3, Izaya Ogon2, Hiroshi Oguma3, Yoshihiro Akatsuka1, and Toshihiko Yamashita2
1Division of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Sapporo Medical University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan, 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan, 3Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sapporo Maruyama Orthopedic Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
1Division of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Sapporo Medical University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan, 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan, 3Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sapporo Maruyama Orthopedic Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
IVIM can assess
tissue water diffusivity and microcapillary perfusion and enable clear distinction
between VF and without fracture. This study provides the basic data for analyzing
VF using IVIIM.
Fig. 3: Comparison between VF and without VF on each IVIM parameter
