Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is a widely applied quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) approach to characterize tissue microstructure throughout the body. In addition to quantifying the amount of water diffusion hindrance by tissue, DTI also captures the orientational bias (anisotropy)…
List of Abbreviations ADC apparent diffusion coefficient BI-RADS Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System BPS background parenchymal signal DCE dynamic contrast-enhanced DCIS ductal carcinoma in situ DWIST Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging Screening Trial DW MRI diffusion-weighted MRI EPI echo-planar imaging…
Preoperative, or neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC), in which systemic therapy is administered before surgery, is used to downstage primary breast cancers while reducing the risk of recurrence. NAC often results in complete eradication of tumor at the time of surgery (pathological…
The concept of diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) emerged in the mid-1980s, together with the first images of water molecular diffusion in the human brain, as a way to probe tissue structure. Since then, diffusion MRI has become a pillar…