title: Advances in diffusion-weighted imaging.
abstract: Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) has become a routine component of clinical MR imaging. Its unique soft tissue contrast mechanism exploits differences in the motion of water molecules in vivo at a biologically meaningful scale. The clinical potential of DWI in lesion detection, characterization, and response assessment has been explored. This review briefly covers basic principles of DWI and introduces advances, specifically for abdominopelvic organs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA.
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mannelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA; St Eloi Hospital, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nougaret
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA.
authors.forename: Hebert A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA. Electronic address: dok@mskcc.org.
authors.forename: Richard K G
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Do
mesh_terms: D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis
keywords: Apparent diffusion coefficient; Diffusion-weighted imaging; IVIM; MR imaging; Reproducibility