Clinical applications for diffusion magnetic resonance imaging in radiotherapy

C Tsien, Y Cao, T Chenevert - Seminars in radiation oncology, 2014 - Elsevier
In this article, we review the clinical applications of diffusion magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) in the radiotherapy treatment of several key clinical sites, including those of the central …

Functional imaging of cancer with emphasis on molecular techniques

DA Torigian, SS Huang, M Houseni… - CA: a cancer journal for …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
A multitude of noninvasive, quantitative, functional imaging techniques are currently in use
to study tumor physiology, to probe tumor molecular processes, and to study tumor …

Physiologic MRI for assessment of response to therapy and prognosis in glioblastoma

MS Shiroishi, JL Boxerman, WB Pope - Neuro-oncology, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Aside from bidimensional measurements from conventional contrast-enhanced MRI, there
are no validated or FDA-qualified imaging biomarkers for high-grade gliomas. However …

MR-guided radiation therapy: transformative technology and its role in the central nervous system

Y Cao, CL Tseng, JM Balter, F Teng, HA Parmar… - Neuro …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
This review article describes advancement of magnetic resonance imaging technologies in
radiation therapy planning, guidance, and adaptation of brain tumors. The potential for MR …

DW-MRI ADC values can predict treatment response in patients with locally advanced breast cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy

X Li, L Cheng, M Liu, Y Zhang, J Wang, A Zhang… - Medical oncology, 2012 - Springer
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the importance of diffusion-weighted magnetic
resonance imaging (DW-MRI) apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values to predict …

Comparison of diffusion-weighted MR imaging and FDG PET/CT to predict pathological complete response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with breast …

SH Park, WK Moon, N Cho, JM Chang, SA Im… - European …, 2012 - Springer
Objective To compare the use of diffusion-weighted MR imaging (DWI) and 18 F-FDG
PET/CT to predict pathological complete response (pCR) in breast cancer patients receiving …

Initial experience of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging to assess therapeutic response to induction chemoradiotherapy against muscle-invasive bladder …

S Yoshida, F Koga, S Kawakami, C Ishii, H Tanaka… - Urology, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the feasibility of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance
imaging (DWI) in predicting therapeutic response to low-dose chemoradiotherapy (LCRT) …

Pretreatment apparent diffusion coefficient of the primary lesion correlates with local failure in head-and-neck cancer treated with chemoradiotherapy or radiotherapy

M Hatakenaka, K Nakamura, H Yabuuchi… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: This study was performed to evaluate whether the apparent diffusion coefficient
(ADC) of a primary lesion correlates with local failure in primary head-and-neck squamous …

Assessment of therapeutic response and treatment planning for brain tumors using metabolic and physiological MRI

SJ Nelson - NMR in Biomedicine, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
MRI is routinely used for diagnosis, treatment planning and assessment of response to
therapy for patients with glioma. Gliomas are spatially heterogeneous and infiltrative lesions …

Early diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging can predict survival in women with locally advanced cancer of the cervix treated with combined chemo-radiation

G Somoye, V Harry, S Semple, G Plataniotis, N Scott… - European …, 2012 - Springer
Objectives To assess the predictive value of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) for survival in
women treated for advanced cancer of the cervix with concurrent chemo-radiotherapy …