TY - JOUR
T1 - Diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging of liver
T2 - Principles, clinical applications and recent updates
AU - Shenoy-Bhangle, Anuradha
AU - Baliyan, Vinit
AU - Kordbacheh, Hamed
AU - Guimaraes, Alexander R.
AU - Kambadakone, Avinash
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2017.
PY - 2017/9/18
Y1 - 2017/9/18
N2 - Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), a functional imaging technique exploiting the Brownian motion of water molecules, is increasingly shown to have value in various oncological and non-oncological applications. Factors such as the ease of acquisition and ability to obtain functional information in the absence of intravenous contrast, especially in patients with abnormal renal function, have contributed to the growing interest in exploring clinical applications of DWI. In the liver, DWI demonstrates a gamut of clinical applications ranging from detecting focal liver lesions to monitoring response in patients undergoing serial follow-up after loco-regional and systemic therapies. DWI is also being applied in the evaluation of diffuse liver diseases such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis. In this review, we intend to review the basic principles, technique, current clinical applications and future trends of DW-MRI in the liver.
AB - Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), a functional imaging technique exploiting the Brownian motion of water molecules, is increasingly shown to have value in various oncological and non-oncological applications. Factors such as the ease of acquisition and ability to obtain functional information in the absence of intravenous contrast, especially in patients with abnormal renal function, have contributed to the growing interest in exploring clinical applications of DWI. In the liver, DWI demonstrates a gamut of clinical applications ranging from detecting focal liver lesions to monitoring response in patients undergoing serial follow-up after loco-regional and systemic therapies. DWI is also being applied in the evaluation of diffuse liver diseases such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis. In this review, we intend to review the basic principles, technique, current clinical applications and future trends of DW-MRI in the liver.
KW - Diffuse liver disease
KW - Diffusion weighted imaging
KW - Focal liver lesion
KW - Liver imaging
KW - Magnetic resonance imaging
KW - Response assessment
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U2 - 10.4254/wjh.v9.i26.1081
DO - 10.4254/wjh.v9.i26.1081
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85029531958
SN - 1948-5182
VL - 9
SP - 1081
EP - 1091
JO - World Journal of Hepatology
JF - World Journal of Hepatology
IS - 26
ER -