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RE: Superscan” in diffusion-weighted imaging with background body suppression magnetic resonance imaging
Leonard Avruch [BA, MSc, MD, FRCPC]

Posted on: 11 January 2021

Posted on: (11 January 2021)

RE: Superscan” in diffusion-weighted imaging with background body suppression magnetic resonance imaging
Leonard Avruch [BA, MSc, MD, FRCPC], Radiologist (retired), Ottawa Hospital
DWIBS is not a new technique and can be implemented on any up to date MRI scanner. It is useful for initial staging and follow up of many soft tissue and skeletal malignancies. Unfortunately it is underappreciated and underutilized in Canada due to ongoing scarcity of MRI scanners.
Competing Interests: None declared.
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Fumio Shimada, Miwa Misawa, Tomio Suzuki. “Superscan” in diffusion-weighted imaging with background body suppression magnetic resonance imaging. CMAJ 2021;193:E48-E48.

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