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. 2016 Nov 14;9:7029–7037. doi: 10.2147/OTT.S112555

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DWI and PWI images of a 58-year old male patient with HCC in the effective group before and after TACE.

Notes: (A) D_slow image before TACE; (B) D_fast image before TACE; (C) f image before TACE; (D) D_slow image after TACE; (E) D_fast image after TACE; (F) f image after TACE; (G) K^trans image before TACE; (H) K_ep image before TACE; (I) V_e image before TACE; (J) K^trans image after TACE; (K) K_ep image after TACE; and (L) V_e image after TACE.

Abbreviations: DWI, diffusion-weighted imaging; PWI, perfusion-weighted imaging; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; D_slow, slow ADC; TACE, transcatheter arterial chemoembolization; D_fast, fast ADC; f, fraction of fast; K^trans, transfer constant of vessel at the maximum level; K_ep, rate constant of backflux; V_e, extra-vascular space fractional volume; ADC, apparent diffusion coefficient.