TY - JOUR
T1 - Diffusion and perfusion imaging of the liver
AU - Chandarana, Hersh
AU - Taouli, Bachir
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - MRI of the liver is an important tool for the detection and characterization of focal liver lesions, for assessment of tumor response to treatment, and for the evaluation of diffuse liver disease. With recent advances in technology, functional MRI methods such as diffusion-weighted (DW) and perfusion-weighted (PW)-MRI are increasingly used in the abdomen with promising results, particularly in the evaluation of diffuse and focal liver diseases. In this review, we will discuss background, technical considerations, acquisition, applications, limitations and future applications of DW-MRI and PW-MRI applied in evaluation of diffuse and focal liver diseases.
AB - MRI of the liver is an important tool for the detection and characterization of focal liver lesions, for assessment of tumor response to treatment, and for the evaluation of diffuse liver disease. With recent advances in technology, functional MRI methods such as diffusion-weighted (DW) and perfusion-weighted (PW)-MRI are increasingly used in the abdomen with promising results, particularly in the evaluation of diffuse and focal liver diseases. In this review, we will discuss background, technical considerations, acquisition, applications, limitations and future applications of DW-MRI and PW-MRI applied in evaluation of diffuse and focal liver diseases.
KW - Diffusion
KW - Liver
KW - MRI
KW - Perfusion
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79251633488&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.03.016
DO - 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.03.016
M3 - Article
C2 - 20399054
AN - SCOPUS:79251633488
SN - 0720-048X
VL - 76
SP - 348
EP - 358
JO - European Journal of Radiology
JF - European Journal of Radiology
IS - 3
ER -