Diffusion MR Imaging for Monitoring Treatment Response

作者：Martins Maia Antonio Carlos Jr; Sobreira Guedes Bruno Vasconcelos; Lucas Ademar Jr; da Rocha Antonio Jose

来源：Neuroimaging Clinics of North America, 2011, 21(1): 153-+.

DOI：10.1016/j.nic.2011.02.004

• Treatment response
• Diffusion MR
• Stroke
• Neoplasms

The objective of this article was to emphasize the use of diffusion-weighted imaging in the diagnosis and follow-up of several major disease contexts, as established in recent literature. In some of these diseases the diffusion changes are correlated with the clinical deficit and are potentially useful for early diagnosis and longitudinal evaluation, as well as in the context of pharmacologic trials. Diffusion magnetic resonance is a major advance in the continuing evolution of MR imaging. It provides contrasts and characterization between tissues at a cellular level that may imply differences in function as well as framework and have contributed to a better understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms of several diseases.

• 出版日期2011-2