Differentiating tumor recurrence from treatment necrosis: a review of neuro-oncologic imaging strategies

N Verma, MC Cowperthwaite, MG Burnett… - Neuro …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Differentiating treatment-induced necrosis from tumor recurrence is a central challenge in
neuro-oncology. These 2 very different outcomes after brain tumor treatment often appear …

Introduction to the technical aspects of computed diffusion-weighted imaging for radiologists

T Higaki, Y Nakamura, F Tatsugami, Y Kaichi… - Radiographics, 2018 - pubs.rsna.org
Diffusion-weighted (DW) imaging is a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging method. It is an
indispensable sequence for the diagnosis of acute cerebral infarction and is recognized as a …

Comparison of fitting methods and b‐value sampling strategies for intravoxel incoherent motion in breast cancer

GY Cho, L Moy, JL Zhang, S Baete… - Magnetic resonance …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To compare fitting methods and sampling strategies, including the implementation
of an optimized b‐value selection for improved estimation of intravoxel incoherent motion …

Demonstration of nonlinearity bias in the measurement of the apparent diffusion coefficient in multicenter trials

DI Malyarenko, D Newitt, L J. Wilmes… - Magnetic resonance …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Characterize system‐specific bias across common magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) platforms for quantitative diffusion measurements in multicenter trials. Methods …

Tumour response prediction by diffusion-weighted MR imaging: ready for clinical use?

L Heijmen, MCHM Verstappen, EEGW Ter Voert… - Critical reviews in …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The efficacy of anticancer therapy is usually evaluated by anatomical
imaging. However, this method may be suboptimal for the evaluation of novel treatment …

Contemporary image-guided cervical cancer brachytherapy: Consensus imaging recommendations from the Society of Abdominal Radiology and the American …

MC Jacobsen, S Beriwal, BA Dyer, AH Klopp, SI Lee… - Brachytherapy, 2022 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT PURPOSE To present recommendations for the use of imaging for evaluation
and procedural guidance of brachytherapy for cervical cancer patients. METHODS An expert …

Repeated diffusion MRI reveals earliest time point for stratification of radiotherapy response in brain metastases

F Mahmood, HH Johannesen, P Geertsen… - Physics in Medicine …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
An imaging biomarker for early prediction of treatment response potentially provides a non-
invasive tool for better prognostics and individualized management of the disease …

In vivo assessment of optimal b‐value range for perfusion‐insensitive apparent diffusion coefficient imaging

M Freiman, SD Voss, RV Mulkern… - Medical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To assess the optimalb‐values range for perfusion‐insensitive apparent diffusion
coefficient (ADC) imaging of abdominal organs using short‐duration DW‐MRI acquisitions …

B-value optimization in the estimation of intravoxel incoherent motion parameters in patients with cervical cancer

JAU Perucho, HCC Chang… - Korean journal of …, 2020 - synapse.koreamed.org
Objective This study aimed to find the optimal number of b-values for intravoxel incoherent
motion (IVIM) imaging analysis, using simulated and in vivo data from cervical cancer …

[PDF][PDF] Diffusion-weighted MR imaging in gynecologic cancers

S Motoshima, H Irie, T Nakazono… - Journal of …, 2011 - synapse.koreamed.org
Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) reflects changes in proton mobility caused by pathological
alterations of tissue cellularity, cellular membrane integrity, extracellular space perfusion …