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Thomas C Kwee1, Taro Takahara, Reiji Ochiai, Kazuhiro Katahira, Marc Van Cauteren, Yutaka Imai, Rutger A J Nievelstein, Peter R Luijten.
Abstract
Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) provides information on the diffusivity of water molecules in the human body. Technological advances and the development of the concept of diffusion-weighted whole-body imaging with background body signal suppression (DWIBS) have opened the path for routine clinical whole-body DWI. Whole-body DWI allows detection and characterization of both oncological and non-oncological lesions throughout the entire body. This article reviews the basic principles of DWI and the development of whole-body DWI, illustrates its potential clinical applications, and discusses its limitations and challenges.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19403255 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.03.054
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Radiol ISSN: 0720-048X Impact factor: 3.528