Diffusion weighted imaging of the prostate—principles, application, and advances

This review article aims to provide an overview on the principles of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) and its applications in the imaging of the prostate. DW-MRI with regards to different applications for prostate cancer (PCa) detection and characterization, local staging as we...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Maurer, Martin H., Heverhagen, Johannes T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AME Publishing Company 2017
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5503962/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28725591
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/tau.2017.05.06
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Sumario:This review article aims to provide an overview on the principles of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) and its applications in the imaging of the prostate. DW-MRI with regards to different applications for prostate cancer (PCa) detection and characterization, local staging as well as for active surveillance (AS) and tumor recurrence after radical prostatectomy (RP) will be discussed. Furthermore, advances in DW-MRI techniques like diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) will be presented.

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