摘要
In the last couple of years,as the development ofnew imaging techniques,diffusion-weighted magnetic resonanceimaging (DW-MRI) has been applied increasingly in the evaluationof various diseases in the body,and has been adopted frequentlyas an imaging tool in clinical tumor assessment.As a completelynon-invasive,highly sensitive,well-tolerated and relatively lowcost technique,diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) can supplyboth quantitative and qualitative information at the cellular levelby exploring irregular diffusion motion of water molecules withintissues in the body.In this article,we summarized the recentapplication and reliability of DWI in tumor evaluation includingtumor detection,tumor features,and outcome of early treatmentresponse.
In the last couple of years, as the development of new imaging techniques, diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging （DW-MRI） has been applied increasingly in the evaluation of various diseases in the body, and has been adopted frequently as an imaging tool in clinical tumor assessment. As a completely non-invasive, highly sensitive, well-tolerated and relatively low cost technique, diffusion-weighted imaging （DWI） can supply both quantitative and qualitative information at the cellular level by exploring irregular diffusion motion of water molecules within tissues in the body. In this article, we summarized the recent application and reliability of DWI in tumor evaluation including tumor detection, tumor features, and outcome of early treatment response.
