title: Body Diffusion-weighted MR Imaging in Oncology: Imaging at 3 T.
abstract: Advances in hardware and software enable high-quality body diffusion-weighted images to be acquired for oncologic assessment. 3.0 T affords improved signal/noise for higher spatial resolution and smaller field-of-view diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI). DWI at 3.0 T can be applied as at 1.5 T to improve tumor detection, disease characterization, and the assessment of treatment response. DWI at 3.0 T can be acquired on a hybrid PET-MR imaging system, to allow functional MR information to be combined with molecular imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Royal Marsden Hospital, Downs Road, Sutton, SM2 5PT, UK. Electronic address: dow-mu.koh@icr.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Dow-Mu
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jeong-Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; CDPI and Multi-Imagem Clinics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leonardo Kayat
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Bittencourt
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, UK.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blackledge
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, UK.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000639:trends*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000639:trends; D051598:Whole Body Imaging / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Cancer; Diffusion MR; MR Imaging; Oncology