Intravoxel Incoherent Motion: Model-Free Determination of Tissue Type in Abdominal Organs Using Machine Learning.

Journal: Investigative radiology
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Abstract

PURPOSE: For diffusion data sets including low and high b-values, the intravoxel incoherent motion model is commonly applied to characterize tissue. The aim of the present study was to show that machine learning allows a model-free approach to determine tissue type without a priori assumptions on the underlying physiology.

Authors

  • Alexander Ciritsis
    From the *Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Cristina Rossi
  • Moritz C Wurnig
  • Valerie Phi Van
  • Andreas Boss