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Low b‐value diffusion‐weighted imaging for diagnosing strangulated small bowel obstruction: A feasibility study
Author(s) -
Takahara Taro,
Kwee Thomas C.,
Sadahiro Sotaro,
Yamashita Tomohiro,
Toyoguchi Yuki,
Yoshizako Takeshi,
Horie Tomohiro,
Luijten Peter R.,
Imai Yutaka
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of magnetic resonance imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.563
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1522-2586
pISSN - 1053-1807
DOI - 10.1002/jmri.22735
Subject(s) - medicine , bowel obstruction , diffusion mri , radiology , magnetic resonance imaging
Purpose: To assess the feasibility of low b‐value diffusion‐weighted imaging (DWI) for diagnosing strangulated small bowel obstruction (SBO). Materials and Methods: Five volunteers and 14 patients with SBO underwent DWI at b‐values of 0 and 50 s/mm 2 . Apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs) and signal preservation ratios (SPRs) were measured in the distal jejunum in the volunteers before and after butylscopolamine administration, and in the (strangulated) closed loop, near the obstructive site, and far from the obstructive site in the patients. Low b‐value diffusion‐weighted images in the patients were quantitatively evaluated for diagnosing strangulation. Results: In the volunteers, mean ADC (10 −3 mm 2 /s) and SPR (%) before butylscopolamine administration (18.3 ± 5.9 and 41.4 ± 11.5) were significantly different ( P < 0.05) from those after butylscopolamine administration (6.4 ± 3.6 and 73.7 ± 12.9). In the patients, mean ADCs and SPRs among the strangulated closed loop (3.8 ± 2.2 and 83.3 ± 9.3), near the obstructive site (12.1 ± 6.9 and 57.3 ± 18.5), and far from the obstructive site (26.8 ± 10.7 and 29.9 ± 16.4) were significantly different ( P < 0.05). Areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve for the diagnosis of strangulation varied between 0.937 and 1.000. Conclusion: Low b‐value DWI is a feasible technique to distinguish the strangulated closed loop from nonstrangulated loops in SBO, and show promise for diagnosing strangulated SBO. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2011;. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.