title: Diffusion-weighted MRI for detecting and monitoring cancer: a review of current applications in body imaging.
abstract: Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which involves the     acquisition of a magnetic resonance signal related to the Brownian motion of     water protons in tissue, has become a useful technique for assessing tumors. In     this article, we review the basic concepts, imaging strategies, and body     applications of diffusion-weighted MRI in detecting and monitoring cancer.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Imaging Program, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA. bturkbey@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Barış
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Türkbey
authors.forename: Ömer
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Aras
authors.forename: Nevzat
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karabulut
authors.forename: Ahmet Tuncay
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Turgut
authors.forename: Erhan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Akpinar
authors.forename: Sedat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alibek
authors.forename: Yuxi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Şükrü Mehmet
authors.initials: ŞM
authors.lastname: Ertürk
authors.forename: Riham H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: El Khouli
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Bluemke
authors.forename: Peter L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Choyke
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis