Diffusion-weighted MRI in the body: applications and challenges in oncology

DM Koh, DJ Collins - American Journal of Roentgenology, 2007 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. In this article, we present the basic principles of diffusion-weighted imaging
(DWI) that can aid radiologists in the qualitative and quantitative interpretation of DW …

Diffusion-weighted MR imaging of the liver

B Taouli, DM Koh - Radiology, 2010 - pubs.rsna.org
Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging plays an increasingly important role in the evaluation of
patients with liver disease because of its high contrast resolution, lack of ionizing radiation …

Focal Liver Lesion Detection and Characterization with Diffusion-weighted MR Imaging: Comparison with Standard Breath-hold T2-weighted Imaging1

T Parikh, SJ Drew, VS Lee, S Wong, EM Hecht… - Radiology, 2008 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose: To retrospectively compare diffusion-weighted (DW) magnetic resonance (MR)
imaging with standard breath-hold T2-weighted MR imaging for focal liver lesion (FLL) …

Diffusion-weighted MR imaging of the pancreas: current status and recommendations

M Barral, B Taouli, B Guiu, DM Koh, A Luciani… - Radiology, 2015 - pubs.rsna.org
Advances in image quality over the past few years, mainly due to refinements in hardware
and coil systems, have made diffusion-weighted (DW diffusion weighted) magnetic …

Characterization of focal liver lesions by ADC measurements using a respiratory triggered diffusion-weighted single-shot echo-planar MR imaging technique

M Bruegel, K Holzapfel, J Gaa, K Woertler, S Waldt… - European …, 2008 - Springer
The aim of this study was to determine apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs) of focal liver
lesions on the basis of a respiratory triggered diffusion-weighted single-shot echo-planar …

Technology insight: water diffusion MRI—a potential new biomarker of response to cancer therapy

DM Patterson, AR Padhani, DJ Collins - Nature clinical practice …, 2008 - nature.com
Abstract Diffusion-weighted MRI (DW-MRI) is a functional imaging technique that displays
information about the extent and direction of random water motion in tissues. Water …

Predicting response of colorectal hepatic metastasis: value of pretreatment apparent diffusion coefficients

DM Koh, E Scurr, D Collins, B Kanber… - American Journal of …, 2007 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purposes of this study were to determine whether the pretreatment
apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs) of hepatic metastatic lesions from colorectal cancer …

Diffusion‐weighted magnetic resonance imaging for detecting and assessing ileal inflammation in C rohn's disease

A Buisson, A Joubert, PF Montoriol… - Alimentary …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background Whether diffusion‐weighted imaging (DWI)‐MRI is of value in detecting and
assessing inflammation of ileal Crohn's disease (CD) remains poorly investigated. Aim To …

Abdomen: diffusion-weighted MR imaging with pulse-triggered single-shot sequences

P Mürtz, S Flacke, F Träber, JS van den Brink… - Radiology, 2002 - pubs.rsna.org
Magnetic resonance (MR) diffusion measurements of the abdomen were performed in 12
healthy volunteers by using a diffusion-weighted single-shot sequence both without and with …

Practical aspects of assessing tumors using clinical diffusion-weighted imaging in the body

DM Koh, T Takahara, Y Imai… - Magnetic Resonance in …, 2007 - jstage.jst.go.jp
DiŠusion-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging (DWI) is increasingly applied to
evaluate tumors in the abdomen and pelvis. However, DWI is susceptible to a variety of …