Diffusion‑weighted whole‑body magnetic resonance imaging with background body signal suppression/T2 image fusion for the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis

  • Authors:
    • Minoru Tomizawa
    • Fuminobu Shinozaki
    • Satomi Tanaka
    • Takafumi Sunaoshi
    • Daisuke Kano
    • Eriko Sugiyama
    • Misaki Shite
    • Ryouta Haga
    • Yoshiya Fukamizu
    • Toshiyuki Fujita
    • Satoshi Kagayama
    • Rumiko Hasegawa
    • Yoshinori Shirai
    • Yasufumi Motoyoshi
    • Takao Sugiyama
    • Shigenori Yamamoto
    • Naoki Ishige
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  • Published online on: June 8, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4561
  • Pages: 730-734
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Abstract

Prompt and accurate diagnosis is critical in the treatment of acute cholecystitis. Diffusion‑weighted whole‑body magnetic resonance imaging with background body signal suppression/T2 image fusion (DWIBS/T2) identifies areas with high signal intensity, corresponding to inflammation. In the present study, the records and images of patients with acute cholecystitis who underwent DWIBS/T2 between January 2013 and March 2014 were retrospectively analyzed. A total of 11 patients with acute cholecystitis were enrolled. In one patient, DWIBS/T2 identified a thickened wall and high signal intensity, with high signal intensity in the pericholecystic space that suggested localized peritonitis. Positive DWIBS/T2 results indicating acute cholecystitis were obtained in 10/11 patients, with a sensitivity of 90.9%. In addition, wall thickening and high signal intensity were absent in DWIBS/T2 images when wall thickening was not detected by computed tomography. Wall thickening and high signal intensity was attenuated when patients with acute cholecystitis were clinically treated. These data suggest that a thickened gallbladder wall and high signal intensity are indicative of acute cholecystitis and that DWIBS/T2 may be a useful technique in evaluating the severity of acute cholecystitis.
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Tomizawa M, Shinozaki F, Tanaka S, Sunaoshi T, Kano D, Sugiyama E, Shite M, Haga R, Fukamizu Y, Fujita T, Fujita T, et al: Diffusion‑weighted whole‑body magnetic resonance imaging with background body signal suppression/T2 image fusion for the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis. Exp Ther Med 14: 730-734, 2017.
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Tomizawa, M., Shinozaki, F., Tanaka, S., Sunaoshi, T., Kano, D., Sugiyama, E. ... Ishige, N. (2017). Diffusion‑weighted whole‑body magnetic resonance imaging with background body signal suppression/T2 image fusion for the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 14, 730-734. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4561
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Tomizawa, M., Shinozaki, F., Tanaka, S., Sunaoshi, T., Kano, D., Sugiyama, E., Shite, M., Haga, R., Fukamizu, Y., Fujita, T., Kagayama, S., Hasegawa, R., Shirai, Y., Motoyoshi, Y., Sugiyama, T., Yamamoto, S., Ishige, N."Diffusion‑weighted whole‑body magnetic resonance imaging with background body signal suppression/T2 image fusion for the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 14.1 (2017): 730-734.
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Tomizawa, M., Shinozaki, F., Tanaka, S., Sunaoshi, T., Kano, D., Sugiyama, E., Shite, M., Haga, R., Fukamizu, Y., Fujita, T., Kagayama, S., Hasegawa, R., Shirai, Y., Motoyoshi, Y., Sugiyama, T., Yamamoto, S., Ishige, N."Diffusion‑weighted whole‑body magnetic resonance imaging with background body signal suppression/T2 image fusion for the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 14, no. 1 (2017): 730-734. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4561