General Principles and Challenges of Diffusion MRI
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…
Biomarkers, Prognosis, and Prediction Factors
Breast cancer is a heterogeneous group of neoplasms originating from the epithelial cells lining the milk ducts. This heterogeneity has been observed in histology for a long time and formed…
Overview of Breast DWI: Diagnosis of Suspicious Lesions Using DWI in Combination With Standard MRI
The Need for Reducing Unnecessary Biopsies in Breast MRI Dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast—referred to as standard breast MRI throughout this chapter—is considered the most…
Gastrointestinal imaging
Abbreviations ADC apparent diffusion coefficient AUC area under the curve CAPIRINHA Controlled aliasing in parallel imaging results in higher acceleration CD Crohn disease CE contrast-enhanced CRC colorectal cancer CT computed…
Hepatobiliary and pancreatic imaging
Introduction Hybrid positron emission tomography (PET)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an emerging technology with promising applications in cancer evaluation ( ). The main advantage of these systems is that both…
Gynecologic imaging
Introduction Gynecologic malignancies are a considerable source of morbidity and mortality, accounting for nearly 672,000 deaths globally in 2020 ( ). Imaging complements surgical and clinical gynecologic cancer staging. Pelvic…
Genitourinary imaging
Introduction The use of positron emission tomography (PET) in the evaluation of genitourinary malignancies has traditionally been hampered by low tumor uptake and the masquerading effect of excreted radiopharmaceutical activity…
Radiomics and artificial intelligence
Introduction Positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) is an innovative imaging technology that simultaneously acquires PET and MRI, allowing the integration of sensitive metabolic and functional information with precise structural…
Breast imaging
Acknowledgments Funding was provided in part by the 2020–Research and Innovation Framework Program PHC-11-2015 Nr. 667211, Jubiläumsfonds of the Austrian National Bank # Nr: 18207and seed grants from Novomed Austria…
Musculoskeletal imaging
Primary bone and soft tissue malignancies Primary bone and soft tissue malignancies are a heterogeneous group of relatively rare tumors, most of them deriving from mesenchymal tissue (sarcomas). The reported…
