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Effect of B values on DWI

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
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Patient scanned at various B values

Patient Data

Age: 50
Gender: Female
mri

Scans were obtained at six different B values: B = 0, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000 (presented sequentially in a single stack), with calculated ADC as a separate stack. Note how the T2 component is less pronounced with higher B values. 

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