Effects of gender, age, and body mass index on fat contents and apparent diffusion coefficients in healthy parotid glands: an MRI evaluation.

Objectives: To establish standard apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and the fat content as a function of age, gender and body mass index (BMI) in healthy parotid glands, and to address the influences of fat suppression on ADC measurements.Methods: A total of 100 healthy adults (gender and age eve...

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Published in:	European Radiology Vol. 24; no. 9; pp. 2069 - 2077
Main Authors:	Chang, Hing-Chiu, Juan, Chun-Jung, Chiu, Hui-Chu, Cheng, Cheng-Chieh, Chiu, Su-Chin, Liu, Yi-Jui, Chung, Hsiao-Wen, Hsu, Hsian-He
Format:	research Journal Article
Published:	Springer Nature Sep2014
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost