title: [Whole-body diffusion-weighted imaging in oncology: technical aspects and practical relevance].
abstract: This review illustrates the relevance of whole-body diffusion-weighted imaging (WB-DWI) in the field of oncological imaging. WB-DWI is an alternative method to positron-emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) due to the lack of radiation and lower examination costs. Technical aspects of WB-DWI and the current role of the method in cancer imaging regarding practical requirements in oncology are presented.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie und Neuroradiologie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, Essen, Germany. janine.kalkmann@uk-essen.de
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kalkmann
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lauenstein
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stattaus
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D051598:Whole Body Imaging / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*