Diagnostic Value of Normalized Liver ADC Using the Spleen as a Reference for the Diagnosis of Cirrhosis

Kinh Gian Do¹, Hersh Chandarana¹, Cristina Hajdu², Ruliang Xu², Bachir Taouli¹

Liver ADC and relative ADC (normalized by spleen ADC) were calculated in 19 patients who underwent liver biopsy or transplantation. ADC was calculated using breath hold DWI with b-values of 0-50-500 sec/mm2. Relative ADC was superior to absolute liver ADC for the distinction between cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic livers.