Oncologic applications of diffusion-weighted MRI in the body.

摘要: Diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) allows the detection of malignancies in abdomen and pelvis. Lesion characterization using DWI largely depends on increased cellularity solid or cystic lesions compared with surrounding tissue. This leads results restricted diffusion as indicated by reduction apparent coefficient (ADC). Low pretreatment ADC values several have been shown to be predictive better outcome. can assess response systemic regional treatment cancer at a cellular level will therefore detect successful earlier than anatomical measures. In this review, we provide brief technical overview DWI, discuss quantitative image analysis approaches, review studies which used for purpose well early prediction response.