title: Non-oncologic applications of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in the genitourinary system.
abstract: Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) has become an increasingly used tool in abdominal and pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), primarily in the oncologic setting. DWI sequences are being added to routine MRI protocols at many institutions, and as its use has spread, more non-oncologic applications have been explored. The purpose of this article is to provide a review of DWI applications in inflammatory, infectious, autoimmune-mediated, and ischemic processes affecting the genitourinary system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, David Grant Medical Center, 101 Bodin Cir, Travis AFB, CA, 94535, USA, delldunn@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Dell P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: Nathan R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Kelsey
authors.forename: Karen S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Martin P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Koenraad J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Mortele
mesh_terms: D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D005260:Female; D052776:Female Urogenital Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D052801:Male Urogenital Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D014566:Urogenital System / Q000473:pathology*