1 Diffusion-Weighted Imaging: Acquisition and Biophysical
Basis ........................................................ 1
Javier Sánchez-González and Javier Lafuente-Martínez
1.1 Diffusion-Weighted Imaging: Physical Basis and
Types of Acquisition .................................... 1
1.2 Fat Suppression Techniques .............................. 7
1.2.1 Advanced Fat Suppression Techniques ................. 11
1.3 Motion Control ......................................... 11
1.4 Non-Single-Shot EPI Acquisition ........................ 11
Further Reading ............................................. 15
2 How to Identify and Avoid Artifacts on DWI .................. 17
Javier Sánchez-González
2.1 Optimization of Signal to Noise Ratio .................. 17
2.2 Geometrical Distortion Artifacts ....................... 22
2.3 Motion Artifacts ....................................... 22
2.4 Eddy Currents Artifacts ................................ 22
2.5 Fat Suppression Artifacts .............................. 22
2.6 Dielectric Shielding Artifacts ......................... 28
2.7 Tips in DWI Sequence Design for Body Applications ...... 28
Further Reading ............................................. 31
3 Quantification and Postprocessing of DWI .................... 33
Javier Sánchez-González and Antonio Luna
3.1 Biophysical Basis ...................................... 33
3.2 Estimation of Quantitative Data ........................ 33
3.2.1 ADC and eADC Estimation with Two and Multiple
b-Values ........................................ 33
3.2.2 Multiexponential Modeling of Diffusion .......... 35
3.2.3 Diffusion Tensor Imaging ........................ 37
3.3 DWI Analysis and Postprocessing ........................ 39
3.3.1 Diffusion Registration .......................... 39
3.3.2 DWI Analysis and Postprocessing ................. 39
3.3.3 ADC Analysis .................................... 41
Further Reading ............................................. 48
4 DWI at 3 T: Advantages, Disadvantages, Pitfalls,
and Advanced Clinical Applications .......................... 51
Javier Sánchez-González and Antonio Luna
4.1 DWI at 3T .............................................. 51
4.1.1 Advanced Clinical Applications at 3 T Magnets ....... 52
4.2 Pitfalls in DWI ........................................ 66
4.2.1 T2 Shine-Through ................................ 66
4.2.2 T2 Dark-Through ................................. 66
4.2.3 Restriction of Normal Structures ................ 68
4.2.4 Iron Overload ................................... 68
4.2.5 Nonmalignant Lesions with Apparent
Restrictions on DWI ............................ 68
4.2.6 Tumors with Low Cellular Density ............... 70
4.3 Conclusions ............................................ 72
Further Reading ............................................. 72
5 DWI of the Liver ............................................ 75
Antonio Luna and Luis Luna
5.1 Background ............................................. 75
5.2 DWI: Basic Concepts .................................... 75
5.3 DWI: Basic Sequence Design ............................. 75
5.4 Quantification ......................................... 80
5.5 Other Techniques ....................................... 81
5.6 Clinical Applications in Liver Disease ................. 81
5.6.1 Focal Liver Lesion Detection .................... 81
5.6.2 Characterization of Focal Liver Lesions ......... 83
5.6.3 Benign Focal Liver Lesions ...................... 84
5.6.4 Malignant Focal Liver Lesions ................... 85
5.6.5 Focal Liver Lesions in the Cirrhotic Liver ...... 86
5.6.6 Monitoring Response to Treatment ................ 90
5.6.7 Diffuse Liver Disease ........................... 90
5.7 Conclusions ............................................ 96
Further Reading ............................................. 96
6 Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging of the Pancreas ............... 99
Jorge A. Soto, German A. Castrillon, Stephan Anderson, and
Nagaraj Holalkere
6.1 Introduction ........................................... 99
6.2 Pancreatic Cancer ..................................... 100
6.3 Cystic Masses ......................................... 100
6.4 Other Applications .................................... 100
6.5 Biliary Tract ......................................... 101
Case 6.1: Mass-Forming Focal Pancreatitis ............ 102
Case 6.2: Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma ........... 104
Case 6.3: Serous Cystadenoma ......................... 106
Case 6.4: Pancreatic Pseudocyst ...................... 108
Case 6.5: Von Hippel Lindau Disease with Simple
Pancreatic Cysts. .......................... 110
Case 6.6: Mucinous Суstadenoma ....................... 112
Case 6.7: Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm .... 114
Case 6.8: Sclerosing Pancreatitis and Peripancreatic
Collection ................................. 116
Case 6.9: Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma ................... 118
Case 6.10: Acute Cholecystitis ........................ 120
Further Reading ............................................ 122
7 Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging of the Renal and Adrenal
Glands ..................................................... 123
Nagaraj Holalkere, Stephan Anderson, and Jorge A. Soto
7.1 Introduction .......................................... 123
7.2 Technique ............................................. 123
7.3 Renal DWI ............................................. 124
7.4 Adrenal DWI ........................................... 125
Case 7.1: Papillary Cell Carcinoma ................... 126
Case 7.2: Cystic Clear Cell Carcinoma ................ 128
Case 7.3: Hemorrhagic Renal Cyst ..................... 130
Case 7.4: Lymph Node Metastasis ...................... 132
Case 7.5: Alternative to Contrast-Enhanced MR
Imaging .................................... 134
Case 7.6: Recurrent Renal Cancer ..................... 136
Case 7.7: Adrenal Metastatic Lesion .................. 137
Case 7.8: Lipid Rich Adrenal Adenoma ................. 139
Case 7.9: Adrenal Hematoma ........................... 141
Case 7.10: Collision Tumor ............................ 142
Further Reading ............................................ 144
8 Diffusion-Weighted Imaging of Prostate, Bladder, and
Retroperitoneum ............................................ 145
Joan C. Vilanova, Roberto Garcia-Figueiras, Joaquim Barceló,
and Antonio Luna
8.1 DWI of Prostate ....................................... 145
8.1.1 Biophysical Basis .............................. 145
8.1.2 Technical Adjustments .......................... 145
8.1.3 DWI of the Prostate at 3 T ..................... 146
8.1.4 Benign Conditions .............................. 146
8.1.5 Cancer Detection ............................... 147
8.1.6 Cancer Localization ............................ 147
8.1.7 Tumoral Grading and Local Staging (T-Staging) .. 148
8.1.8 N and M Staging ................................ 148
8.1.9 Posttreatment Monitorization, Detection of
Recurrence, and Prediction of Response to
Treatment ...................................... 148
8.1.10 Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) ................. 149
8.2 Applications of DWI in Bladder Cancer ................. 150
8.3 Assessment of the Retroperitoneum with DWI ............ 150
Case 8.1: Evaluation of Prostatic Cancer
with DWI at 3 T Magnet? .................... 151
Case 8.2: Chronic Prostatitis ........................ 154
Case 8.3: Central Gland Prostate Cancer .............. 156
Case 8.4: Bilateral Peripheral Prostate Cancer ....... 158
Case 8.5: Seminal Vesicles Infiltration .............. 160
Case 8.6: Monitorization of Response to Hormonal
Therapy in a Patient with Prostate Cancer
and Metastatic Pelvic Lymph Nodes .......... 162
Case 8.7: Local Recurrence After Brachytherapy ....... 164
Case 8.8: Local Recurrence After Radical
Prostatectomy .............................. 166
Case 8.9: Bladder Carcinoma .......................... 169
Case 8.10: Recurrent Retroperitoneal Leiomyosarcoma ... 172
Further Reading ............................................ 174
9 Use of DWI in Female Pelvis ................................ 177
German A. Castrillon, Stephan Anderson, Nagaraj
Holalkere, and Jorge A. Soto
9.1 Introduction .......................................... 177
9.2 Normal Appearance of Uterus and Cervix on DWI ......... 177
9.3 Clinical Applications ................................. 178
9.3.1 Cervical Carcinoma ............................. 178
9.3.2 Endometrial Cancer ............................ 178
9.3.3 Myometrium ..................................... 179
9.3.4 Characterization of Ovarian Masses ............. 180
9.3.5 Assessment of Peritoneal Spread of Ovarian
Carcinoma ...................................... 180
9.3.6 Vagina and Vulva ............................... 180
Case 9.1: Residual Cervical Carcinoma ................ 181
Case 9.2: Characterization of Endometrial
Adenocarcinoma ............................. 183
Case 9.3: Early Endometrial Adenocarcinoma ........... 185
Case 9.4: Adenomyosis ................................ 187
Case 9.5: Uterine Leiomyoma .......................... 189
Case 9.6: Adnexal Endometrioma ....................... 191
Case 9.7: Ovarian Fibroma ............................ 193
Case 9.8: Didelphus Uterus and Ovarian Dermoid
Tumor ...................................... 195
Case 9.9: Ovarian Carcinoma .......................... 197
Case 9.10: Vulvar Sarcoma ............................. 199
Further Reading ............................................ 200
10 DWI of the Breast .......................................... 203
Joaquim Barceló, Joan C. Vilanova, and Antonio Luna
10.1 Introduction .......................................... 203
10.2 Quantification in Breast DWI .......................... 203
10.3 Assessment of Breast Lesions .......................... 204
10.4 Technical Considerations of Breast DWI ................ 205
10.5 Breast Cancer: Monitorization and Prediction
of Response to Treatment with DWI ..................... 206
10.6 Breast Cancer: Screening and Staging with DWI ......... 206
Case 10.1: Invasive Ductal Carcinoma ................. 208
Case 10.2: Pure Mucinous Carcinoma ................... 210
Case 10.3: Ductal Carcinoma In Situ .................. 211
Case 10.4: Fibroadenoma .............................. 214
Case 10.5: Borderline Phyllodes Tumor ................ 215
Case 10.6: Infiltrating Lobulillar Carcinoma ......... 217
Case 10.7: Invasive Lobulillar Carcinoma - IVIM
Approach .................................. 219
Case 10.8: Post-treatment Monitorization of
Lobulillar Carcinoma ...................... 222
Case 10.9: Post-treatment Monitorization of
Multifocal Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma .. 225
Case 10.10: Recurrent Invasive Ductal Carcinoma ....... 227
Further Reading ............................................ 228
11 Diffusion-Weighted Imaging of the Gastrointestinal
Tract and Peritoneum ....................................... 231
German A. Castrillon, Stephan Anderson, Jorge A. Soto,
and Antonio Luna
11.1 Malignant Lesions of GI Tract on DWI .................. 231
11.1.1 Colorectal Carcinoma ........................... 232
11.1.2 Stomach ........................................ 232
11.1.3 Small Bowel Tumors ............................. 233
11.1.4 Esophagus ...................................... 234
11.2 Inflammatory Diseases ................................. 234
11.2.1 Acute Appendicitis ............................. 235
11.2.2 Acute Diverticulitis ........................... 236
11.2.3 Colitis and Enteritis .......................... 236
11.2.4 Epiploic Appendagitis and Omental Infarction ... 236
11.3 Evaluation of the Peritoneum .......................... 237
Case 11.1: Colon Carcinoma ........................... 238
Case 11.2: Gastric Carcinoma ......................... 240
Case 11.3: Gastric Lymphoma .......................... 240
Case 11.4: Duodenal Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma ............. 243
Case 11.5: Esophageal Carcinoma ...................... 245
Case 11.6: Acute Appendicitis ........................ 246
Case 11.7: Acute Diverticulitis with Abscess
Formation ................................. 247
Case 11.8: Crohn's Disease - Active Inflammation ..... 249
Case 11.9: Crohn's Disease: Fibrostenotic Stage ...... 250
Case 11.10: Peritoneal Metastases of Ovarian
Carcinoma ................................. 252
Further Reading ............................................ 253
12 Diffusion-Weighted Imaging of Anorectal Region ............. 255
Lidia Alcalá, Teodoro Martín, and Antonio Luna
12.1 Technical Considerations .............................. 255
12.2 Clinical Applications ................................. 255
12.2.1 Rectal Cancer Detection ........................ 255
12.2.2 Rectal Cancer Staging .......................... 256
12.2.3 Prediction of Rectal Cancer Outcome and Early
Detection of Tumor Response .................... 256
12.2.4 Posttreatment Restaging and Detection of
Recurrence ..................................... 257
12.2.5 Applications of DWI in Other Rectal Tumors ..... 257
12.2.6 Inflammatory Conditions ........................ 258
12.2.7 Evaluation of Fistula-In-Ano ................... 258
12.3 Conclusions ........................................... 258
Case 12.1: T1-Stage Concurrent Carcinomatous Rectal
Polyps .................................... 259
Case 12.2: Detection of Mesorectal Lymphadenopathies
Using DWI ................................. 261
Case 12.3: Prediction of Response to Neoadjuvant
Treatment ................................. 263
Case 12.4: Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Rectum
with Poor Response to Treatment ........... 265
Case 12.5: Diagnosis and Monitoring of Presacral
Recurrence of Rectal Carcinoma ............ 267
Case 12.6: Cystic Retrorectal Hamartoma or Tailgut
Cyst ...................................... 269
Case 12.7: Monitorization of Response to Treatment
with Imatinib of a Rectal GIST ............ 270
Case 12.8: Perirectal Abscess Secondary to
Postsurgical Dehiscence of Sutures ........ 273
Case 12.9: Complicated Acute Diverticulitis .......... 275
Case 12.10: Crohn's Disease and Perianal Fistulas ..... 276
Further Reading ............................................ 277
13 Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in the Evaluation of Lung,
Mediastinum, Heart, and Chest Wall ......................... 279
Antonio Luna, Teodoro Martín, and Javier Sánchez González
13.1 Introduction .......................................... 279
13.2 Technical Considerations .............................. 279
13.3 Clinical Applications ................................. 280
13.3.1 Detection of Pulmonary Nodules ................. 280
13.3.2 Pulmonary Nodule Characterization .............. 280
13.3.3 Lung Cancer Evaluation ......................... 280
13.3.4 Staging of NSCLC with DWI ...................... 281
13.3.5 Mediastinum .................................... 282
13.3.6 Pleural Disease ................................ 282
13.3.7 Hyperpolarized Gases DWI ....................... 282
13.3.8 Chest Wall ..................................... 282
13.3.9 Cardiac DWI and DTI ............................ 283
13.4 Conclusions ........................................... 283
Case 13.1: Synchronization on Chest DWI .............. 284
Case 13.2: Pulmonary Metastasis of Renal Cell
Carcinoma ................................. 286
Case 13.3: Solitary Benign Lung Nodule in an
Asymptomatic Patient ...................... 288
Case 13.4: Histological Grading and Prediction of
Response and Posttreatment
Monitorization of Lung Adenocarcinoma ..... 290
Case 13.5: Distinction of Central Bronchogenic
Carcinoma and Peripheral Obstructive
Atelectasis ............................... 292
Case 13.6: Staging and Posttreatment Monitorization
of Small Cell Lung Carcinoma .............. 294
Case 13.7: Exudative Pleural Effusion ................ 297
Case 13.8: Chronic and Occult Acute Rib Fractures .... 299
Case 13.9: Pericardial Neuroblastoma ................. 301
Case 13.10: Ex Vivo DTI of a Pig Heart ................ 303
Further Reading ............................................ 305
14 Role of DWI in the Evaluation of Tumors of the Head
and Neck and in the Assessment of Lymph Nodes .............. 307
Inmaculada Rodriguez, Teodoro Martín, and Antonio Luna
14.1 DWI in Head and Neck Regions .......................... 307
14.1.1 Technical Aspects and Field-Strength ........... 307
14.1.2 Characterization of Benign and Malignant
Tumors ......................................... 308
14.1.3 Salivary Gland Tumors .......................... 309
14.1.4 Monitoring and Predicting Response to
Treatment ...................................... 309
14.1.5 Detection of Recurrence ........................ 310
14.2 Evaluation of Lymph Nodes With DWI .................... 310
14.2.1 Evaluation of Cervical Lymph Nodes ............. 310
14.2.2 DWI of Lymph Nodes in Chest, Abdomen, and
Pelvis ......................................... 311
Case 14.1: Intraorbital Metastasis from
Retroperitoneal Leiomyosarcoma ............ 312
Case 14.2: Oropharynx Cancer with Nodal Metastases ... 314
Case 14.3: Superficial Giant Neurofibroma ............ 317
Case 14.4: Cervical Esophageal Cancer ................ 319
Case 14.5: Recurrent Lingual Carcinoma ............... 321
Case 14.6: Cellulitis and Sialadenitis of Parotid
Gland with Abscess Formation .............. 325
Case 14.7: Nodal and Local Recurrence of Parotid
Squamous Cell Carcinoma ................... 327
Case 14.8: Posttreatment Monitorization and
Prediction of Response to Treatment of
Occult Cavum Carcinoma with Metastatic
Cervical Lymph Nodes ...................... 329
Case 14.9: Nodal Metastasis in the Neck from
Squamous Cell Carcinoma ................... 333
Case 14.10: Vertebral, Nodal, and Peritoneal
Metastases of Surgically Removed
Endometrial Cancer ........................ 335
Further Reading ............................................ 337
15 Musculoskeletal Applications of DWI ........................ 339
Joan C. Vilanova, Sandra Baleato, and Elda Balliu
15.1 DWI Sequences ......................................... 339
15.2 Clinical Applications ................................. 340
15.2.1 Bone Marrow Assessment ......................... 340
15.2.2 Evaluation of the Spine ........................ 340
15.2.3 Soft-tissue Tumors ............................. 340
15.2.4 Postreatment Monitorization .................... 341
15.2.5 Infection and Inflammation ..................... 342
15.2.6 Bone Ischemia and Trauma ....................... 342
15.2.7 Cartilage ...................................... 342
15.3 New Approaches to DWI of the Musculoskeletal System ... 342
Case 15.1: Bone Plasmacytoma ......................... 343
Case 15.2: Benign Vertebral Fracture ................. 346
Case 15.3: Spondylodiscitis .......................... 348
Case 15.4: Liposclerosing Myxofibrous Tumor .......... 350
Case 15.5: Chronic Popliteal Cyst .................... 352
Case 15.6: Recurrent Malignant Soft Tissue Tumor ..... 354
Case 15.7: Postsurgical Follow-up of Degenerative
Disk Disease .............................. 356
Case 15.8: Diabetic Osteomyelitis and Neuropathic
Foot ...................................... 358
Case 15.9: Pelvic Abscesses Secondary to Symphysis
Pubis Septic Arthritis and Osteomyelitis .. 360
Case 15.10: Rheumatoid Arthritis ...................... 362
Further Reading ............................................ 364
16 Whole-Body Applications of DWI ............................. 365
Joan C. Vilanova, Sandra Baleato, Joaquim Barceló, and
Antonio Luna
16.1 General and Technical Considerations .................. 365
16.2 Oncological Applications ... 366
16.3 Comparison of WB-DWI to PET and PET-CT ................ 367
16.4 Non Oncological Applications .......................... 368
Case 16.1: Multifocal Bone Tuberculosis .............. 369
Case 16.2: Bone Metastases from Breast Cancer ........ 372
Case 16.3: Bone and Lymph Node Metastases from
Prostate Cancer ........................... 374
Case 16.4: Multiple Myeloma .......................... 376
Case 16.5: Bone Metastases from Unknown Primary ...... 378
Case 16.6: Liver and Bone Metastases from Lung
Cancer .................................... 380
Case 16.7: Search for the Primary Neoplasm in a
Patient with Hepatic Metastases ........... 382
Case 16.8: Staging and Posttreatment Monitorization
of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in a Pregnant
Woman ..................................... 385
Case 16.9: Unique Spleen Metastasis from Rectal
Cancer .................................... 387
Case 16.10: Neurofibromatosis Type 1 .................. 389
Further Reading ............................................ 392
Index ......................................................... 395
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