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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Unveiling Hidden Abscesses: The Clinical Utility of Diffusion-Weighted Whole-Body Imaging with Background Suppression (DWIBS) in Metastatic Abscess Screening.

Koji Hayashi, Maho Hayashi, Rina Izumi, Mamiko Sato, Seigaku Hayashi, Toshiko Iwasaki, Ippei Sakamaki, Yasutaka Kobayashi

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Koji HayashiDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fukui General Hospital, Fukui 910-8561, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3446-0913
Maho HayashiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Fukui General Hospital, Fukui 910-8561, Japan.
Rina IzumiDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fukui General Hospital, Fukui 910-8561, Japan.
Mamiko SatoDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fukui General Hospital, Fukui 910-8561, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2947-9743
Seigaku HayashiDepartment of Orthopedics, Fukui General Hospital, Fukui 910-8561, Japan.
Toshiko IwasakiDepartment of Radiology, Fukui General Hospital, Fukui 910-8561, Japan.
Ippei SakamakiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.
Yasutaka KobayashiGraduate School of Health Science, Fukui Health Science University, Fukui 910-3190, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6305-2444

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 74-year-old man with type 2 diabetes presented with fever, urinary retention, and urinary difficulties. Initial abdominal Computed Tomography (CT) suggested acute pyelonephritis, but a low-density area in the prostate was overlooked. Following the confirmation of methicillin-resistant

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abscessdiagnosisdiffusion-weighted whole-body imaging with background suppressionmetastatic lesionmethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusMRIprostate abscessradiology

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PMID41594200
PMCPMC12840465

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