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Abstract #0263

Effect of Diffusion Time on Liver DWI

Darwin S. Gao1, 2, Zhongwei Qiao1, 2, Matthew M. Cheung1, 2, April M. Chow1, 2, Shujuan Fan1, 3, Kwan Man4, Ed X. Wu1, 2

1Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China; 2Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China; 3Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China; 4Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

In liver, diffusion decay can depend on not only b-value but also the diffusion time (∆) because water molecule diffusion is hindered and restricted by cellular

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