Ultra-High b-Value Diffusion-Weighted Imaging-Based Abbreviated Protocols for Breast Cancer Detection

Sabine Ohlmeyer1, Frederik Bernd Laun1, Sebastian Bickelhaupt1

  • 1From the Institute of Radiology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.

Investigative Radiology
|September 8, 2021
PubMed
Summary

A new abbreviated breast MRI protocol using ultra-high b-value diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) shows promise for detecting breast cancer without contrast agents. This non-contrast method offers nearly equivalent diagnostic accuracy to traditional contrast-enhanced MRI, improving screening efficiency.