European radiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Whole-body diffusion-weighted imaging: is it all we need for detecting metastases in melanoma patients?
To investigate whether whole-body diffusion-weighted imaging (WB-DWI) alone is adequate for detecting metastases in melanoma patients, or if standard WB contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (WB-ceMRI) is required. ⋯ WB-DWI without additional WB-ceMRI sequences is promising for the detection of extracranial metastases in melanoma patients, but contrast-enhanced MRI is required for evaluating the brain.