Diffusion-weighted Imaging Outside the Brain: Consensus Statement from an ISMRM-sponsored Workshop

Overview

Journal J Magn Reson Imaging

Date 2016 Feb 20

PMID 26892827

Citations 74

Authors

Bachir Taouli

Ambros J Beer

Thomas Chenevert

David Collins

Constance Lehman

Celso Matos

Anwar R Padhani

Andrew B Rosenkrantz

Amita Shukla-Dave

Eric Sigmund

Lawrence Tanenbaum

Harriet Thoeny

Isabelle Thomassin-Naggara

Sebastiano Barbieri

Idoia Corcuera-Solano

Matthew Orton

Savannah C Partridge

Dow-Mu Koh

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Abstract

The significant advances in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) hardware and software, sequence design, and postprocessing methods have made diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) an important part of body MRI protocols and have fueled extensive research on quantitative diffusion outside the brain, particularly in the oncologic setting. In this review, we summarize the most up-to-date information on DWI acquisition and clinical applications outside the brain, as discussed in an ISMRM-sponsored symposium held in April 2015. We first introduce recent advances in acquisition, processing, and quality control; then review scientific evidence in major organ systems; and finally describe future directions. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2016;44:521-540.

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