MRI of the tumor microenvironment

RJ Gillies, N Raghunand, GS Karczmar… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The microenvironment within tumors is significantly different from that in normal tissues. A
major difference is seen in the chaotic vasculature of tumors, which results in unbalanced …

Neuroimaging of pediatric posterior fossa tumors including review of the literature

A Poretti, A Meoded… - Journal of magnetic …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Conventional, anatomical MRI is an essential tool for diagnosis and evaluation of location,
quality, and extent of posterior fossa tumors, but offers limited information regarding tumor …

Apparent diffusion coefficient of human brain tumors at MR imaging

F Yamasaki, K Kurisu, K Satoh, K Arita, K Sugiyama… - Radiology, 2005 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To determine if apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) can be used to differentiate
brain tumors at magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. MATERIALS AND METHODS …

Diffusion imaging of brain tumors

SE Maier, Y Sun, RV Mulkern - NMR in biomedicine, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
MRI offers a tremendous armamentarium of different methods that can be employed in brain
tumor characterization. MR diffusion imaging has become a widely accepted method to …

Contribution of diffusion-weighted MR imaging for predicting benignity of complex adnexal masses

I Thomassin-Naggara, E Daraï, CA Cuenod… - European …, 2009 - Springer
The purpose of this study was to prospectively assess the contribution of diffusion-weighted
MR imaging (DWI) for characterizing complex adnexal masses. Seventy-seven women (22 …

Diffusion-weighted MR Imaging Sequence in the Detection of Postoperative Recurrent Cholesteatoma1

F Dubrulle, R Souillard, D Chechin, FM Vaneecloo… - Radiology, 2006 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose: To prospectively evaluate a fast spin-echo (SE) diffusion-weighted sequence for
magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of recurrent cholesteatoma in patients who have …

[BOOK][B] Brain edema

T Moritani, S Ekholm, PL Westesson - 2009 - Springer
Brain edema is defined as accumulation of excess fluid in cells or in the extracellular space.
Brain edema can be classified as cytotoxic (cellular), vasogenic [1] or interstitial. Cytotoxic …

Role of diffusion-weighted imaging in the diagnosis of gynecological diseases

T Namimoto, K Awai, T Nakaura, Y Yanaga, T Hirai… - European …, 2009 - Springer
Recent technical advances in diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) greatly enhanced the
clinical value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the body. DWI can provide excellent …

Imaging lesions of the cavernous sinus

AAKA Razek, M Castillo - American journal of …, 2009 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
Our aim was to review the imaging findings of relatively common lesions involving the
cavernous sinus (CS), such as neoplastic, inflammatory, and vascular ones. The most …

A systematic review of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in the assessment of postoperative cholesteatoma

M Jindal, A Riskalla, D Jiang, S Connor… - Otology & …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective: A systematic review to determine whether the diffusion-weighted (DW) magnetic
resonance imaging scan can reliably detect residual or recurrent cholesteatoma after …