Diffusion kurtosis imaging with the breath-hold technique for staging hepatic fibrosis: A preliminary study.

Purpose: To evaluate the potential of diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) analysis with the breath-hold technique to assess the stage or classify hepatic fibrosis.

Materials And Methods: Patients (n=67) suspected of having a disease of the hepatobiliary system examined by diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) using a 3.0-T magnetic resonance imaging unit were enrolled in this study.