Abstract #0628

The feasibility and clinical value of single-direction diffusion-weighted imaging in the fetal corpus callosum

Cong Sun¹, Xin Chen¹, Yufan Chen¹, Jinxia Zhu², Ruiqin Shan³, and Guangbin Wang¹

¹MRI, Shandong Medical Imaging Research Institute, Shandong University, Jinan, China, ²MR Collaboration AP, Siemens Healthcare, MR Collaboration AP, Beijing, China, ³Obstetrics, Jinan Maternity and Child Care Hospital, Jinan, China

We investigated the value and feasibility of single-direction diffusion-weighted imaging for the assessment of the fetal corpus callosum in 67 healthy fetuses and 26 fetuses with corpus callosum dysplasia. The results showed that single-direction DWI is significantly superior in optimal visibility and contrast ratio (CR) compared to the conventional HASTE and TrueFISP sequences. This study demonstrated that the application of single-direction DWI is promising in fetal corpus callosum lesions and can be used in routine clinical examination.

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