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 …

Whole-body diffusion-weighted MR imaging in cancer: current status and research directions

AR Padhani, DM Koh, DJ Collins - Radiology, 2011 - pubs.rsna.org
Diffusion-weighted (DW) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is emerging as a powerful
clinical tool for directing the care of patients with cancer. Whole-body DW imaging is almost …

Predicting and monitoring cancer treatment response with diffusion‐weighted MRI

HC Thoeny, BD Ross - Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
An imaging biomarker that would provide for an early quantitative metric of clinical treatment
response in cancer patients would provide for a paradigm shift in cancer care. Currently …

Response assessment after stereotactic body radiotherapy for spinal metastasis: a report from the SPIne response assessment in Neuro-Oncology (SPINO) group

I Thibault, EL Chang, J Sheehan, MS Ahluwalia… - The Lancet …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Summary The SPine response assessment In Neuro-Oncology (SPINO) group is a
committee of the Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology working group and comprises a …

Imaging of spinal metastatic disease

LM Shah, KL Salzman - International journal of surgical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Metastases to the spine can involve the bone, epidural space, leptomeninges, and spinal
cord. The spine is the third most common site for metastatic disease, following the lung and …

Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in musculoskeletal MRI: a critical review

MMY Khoo, PA Tyler, A Saifuddin, AR Padhani - Skeletal radiology, 2011 - Springer
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the mainstay of diagnosis, staging and follow-up of
much musculoskeletal pathology. Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) is …

Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging: a biomarker for treatment response in oncology

DA Hamstra, A Rehemtulla, BD Ross - Journal of clinical oncology, 2007 - ascopubs.org
Imaging of response to oncology treatments, either on clinical protocol or as part of standard
practice, is a complicated process that has evolved during the last 10 years due to the …

Extracranial applications of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging

HC Thoeny, F De Keyzer - European radiology, 2007 - Springer
Diffusion-weighted MRI has become more and more popular in the last couple of years. It is
already an accepted diagnostic tool for patients with acute stroke, but is more difficult to use …

Assessing the relation between bone marrow signal intensity and apparent diffusion coefficient in diffusion-weighted MRI

AR Padhani, K van Ree, DJ Collins… - American Journal of …, 2013 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purposes of this study were to observe the relation between signal
intensity (SI) on MR images with a high b value and the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) …

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 …