title: Advanced renal mass imaging: diffusion and perfusion MRI.
abstract: Computed tomography (CT) is considered the imaging modality of choice in evaluation of renal lesions. The advantages of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compared to CT include superior soft tissue contrast, avoidance of ionizing radiation and iodinated contrast media, and the possibility of performing functional and advanced imaging techniques such as diffusion-weighted (DWI) and perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI). Although the traditional role of MRI in the evaluation of renal mass is primarily that of a problem-solving tool, DWI and PWI are expanding the role of MRI in management of renal cell cancers. DWI and PWI have shown considerable promise not only in renal lesion detection and characterization as benign or malignant, but also in assessment of renal cell cancer subtype and nuclear grade. Furthermore, these techniques have the potential to assist with tailoring patient- and disease-specific management by providing surgical planning in patients with localized renal cell cancer and assessing treatment response in patients with advanced renal cell cancer undergoing targeted chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Anthony G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Gilet
authors.forename: Stella K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Danny
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hersh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chandarana
mesh_terms: D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D060787:Neoplasm Grading / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
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