title: [Diffusion-weighted imaging in neuroradiology].
abstract: Diffusion-weighted imaging is becoming increasingly more important in neuroradiology. Formerly this technique was mainly used in stroke diagnostics but the spectrum of applications is becoming increasingly larger. Diffusion-weighted imaging is a useful tool for differentiation between metastases and abscesses, for assessment of the depth of invasiveness of tumors and to differentiate inflammation from astrocytomas. It has now become a standard technique in multiple sclerosis imaging. A further advantage in addition to the diagnostic capabilities is the speed of the sequence which makes it insensitive to movement artefacts.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie und Neuroradiologie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, Essen, Germany. marc.schlamann@uni-due.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schlamann
mesh_terms: D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D020863:Central Nervous System Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D045604:Extracellular Fluid / Q000378:metabolism; D005910:Glioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D007424:Intracellular Fluid / Q000378:metabolism; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020760:Spinal Cord Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology