Diffusion-weighted MRI for detecting and monitoring cancer: a review of current applications in body imaging
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Diffusion-weighted MRI for detecting and monitoring cancer: a review of current applications in body imaging

Diagn Interv Radiol 2012;18(1):46-59 DOI: 10.4261/1305-3825.DIR.4708-11.2
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Abstract

Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which involves the acquisition of a magnetic resonance signal related to the Brownian motion of water protons in tissue, has become a useful technique for assessing tumors. In this article, we review the basic concepts, imaging strategies, and body applications of diffusion-weighted MRI in detecting and monitoring cancer.

Keywords: cancer, diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging, body applications