The concept of diffusion magnetic resonance (MR) imaging emerged in the mid-1980s,
together with the first images of water diffusion in the human brain, as a way to probe tissue …

Since its introduction in the mid-1980s, diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which
measures the random motion of water molecules in tissues, revealing their …

To date, diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) is included in routine magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) protocols for several cancers. The real additive role of DWI lies in the …

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 …

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 …

Hepatic resection offers a chance of a cure in selected patients with colorectal liver
metastases (CLM). To achieve adequate patient selection and curative surgery,(i) precise …

Molecular imaging has emerged at the end of the last century as an interdisciplinary method
involving in vivo imaging and molecular biology aiming at identifying living biological …

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 …

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 …

Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging allows the detection of focal solid and
cystic lesions in the abdomen and pelvis and, if pitfalls are to be avoided, is most effectively …