DW-MRI for Disease Characterization in the Pelvis
The tissue diffusivity of pelvic cancers is usually lower than most benign processes and is reflected by a lower ADC value. When performing DW-MRI in the pelvis, avoidance of air in the bowel or rectum, together with the optimization of imaging pulse sequ
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Diagnostic Imaging A. L. Baert · M. F. Reiser H. Hricak · M. Knauth
Diffusion– Weighted MR Imaging Applications in the Body D. M. Koh H. C. Thoeny Editors
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MEDICAL RADIOLOGY
Diagnostic Imaging Editors: A. L. Baert, Leuven M. F. Reiser, München H. Hricak, New York M. Knauth, Göttingen
D. M. Koh · H. C. Thoeny (Eds.)
Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging Applications in the Body With Contributions by Y. Amoozadeh · M. Blackledge · D. J. Collins · T. L. Chenevert · F. De Keyzer · A. Dzik-Jurasz J. M. Froehlich · C. J. Galbán · A. Gutzeit · M. A. Haider · T. Ichikawa · K. S. Jhaveri I. R. Kamel · D. M. Koh · T. C. Kwee · E. Liapi · A. Muhi · P. Murphy · K. Nakanishi A. Padhani · J. Patel · A. Rehemtulla · B. D. Ross · T. Takahara · B. Taouli · H. C. Thoeny Foreword by
A. L. Baert With 182 Figures in 403 Separate Illustrations, 54 in Color and 26 Tables
Dow-Mu Koh, MD Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Department of Radiology Downs Road Sutton SM2 5PT United Kingdom
Harriet C. Thoeny, MD Universitätsspital Bern Inselspital Department of Diagnostic, Interventional and Paediatric Radiology Freiburgstr. 10 3010 Bern Switzerland
Medical Radiology · Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology Series Editors: A. L. Baert · L. W. Brady · H.-P. Heilmann · H. Hricak M. Knauth · M. Molls · C. Nieder · M. F. Reiser Continuation of Handbuch der medizinischen Radiologie Encyclopedia of Medical Radiology
ISBN: 978-3-540-78575-0
e-ISBN: 978-3-540-78576-7
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-78576-7 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Medical Radiology · Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology ISSN 0942-5373 Library of Congress Control Number: 2009931696 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer-Verlag. Violations are liable for prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publishers cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information about dosage and application contained in this book. In every individual case the user must check such information by consulting the relevant literature. Cover design: Publishing Services Teichmann, 69256 Mauer, Germany Printed on acid-free paper 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
It is a great privilege to introduce this book devoted to the current an
