The role of diffusion-weighted imaging in patients with brain tumors

K Kono, Y Inoue, K Nakayama… - American journal …, 2001 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Diffusion-weighted images (DWIs) have been used to
study various diseases, particularly since echo-planar techniques shorten examination time …

Diffusion-weighted imaging of metastatic brain tumors: comparison with histologic type and tumor cellularity

Y Hayashida, T Hirai, S Morishita… - American journal …, 2006 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: On diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), metastatic tumors of
the brain may exhibit different signal intensities (SI) depending on their histology and …

Apparent diffusion coefficients in the evaluation of high-grade cerebral gliomas

M Castillo, JK Smith, L Kwock… - American journal of …, 2001 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Preliminary data indicate that apparent diffusion
coefficient (ADC) values may be useful in identifying and grading primary cerebral tumors …

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 …

Comparison of apparent diffusion coefficients and distributed diffusion coefficients in high‐grade gliomas

TC Kwee, CJ Galbán, C Tsien, L Junck… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To compare apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs) with distributed diffusion
coefficients (DDCs) in high‐grade gliomas. Materials and Methods: Twenty patients with …

Diffusion-weighted imaging for differentiating benign from malignant skull lesions and correlation with cell density

DT Ginat, R Mangla, G Yeaney… - American Journal of …, 2012 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to determine the utility of diffusion-weighted
imaging (DWI) and cell density for differentiating benign from malignant skull lesions …

Minimum apparent diffusion coefficients in the evaluation of brain tumors

O Kitis, H Altay, C Calli, N Yunten, T Akalin… - European journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE:: To determine whether diffusion-weighted imaging by using minimum apparent
diffusion coefficient (ADCmin) values could differentiate various brain tumors including …

Can the apparent diffusion coefficient be used as a noninvasive parameter to distinguish tumor tissue from peritumoral tissue in cerebral gliomas?

D Pauleit, KJ Langen, F Floeth… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To determine whether the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) can be used to
distinguish between tumor tissue and peritumoral brain tissue in cerebral gliomas. Materials …

Diagnostic value of apparent diffusion coefficient in differentiating between high-grade gliomas and brain metastases

I Caravan, CA Ciortea, A Contis… - Acta radiologica, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background High-grade gliomas (HGGs) and brain metastases (BMs) can display similar
imaging characteristics on conventional MRI. In HGGs, the peritumoral edema may be …

Malignant Astrocytic Tumors: Clinical Importance of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient in Prediction of Grade and Prognosis1

S Higano, X Yun, T Kumabe, M Watanabe, S Mugikura… - Radiology, 2006 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose: To retrospectively assess the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) for prediction of
malignancy and prognosis of malignant astrocytic tumors. Materials and Methods: The …