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Diffusion Tensor Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Analysis of Neurodegenerative Diseases
Published on: July 28, 2013
Potential of diffusion imaging in brain tumors: a review
M K Bode1, J Ruohonen, M T Nieminen
1Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland. Michaela.Bode@mail.suomi.net
Abstract:
Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a method for quantifying the microscopic random motion of water molecules in tissues. Diffusion imaging provides indirect structural information of a kind not available on basic MRI sequences of many pathological conditions. Lately, especially brain tumors have been under active investigation, with numerous papers already published, and their number continues to increase. This review summarizes the heterogeneous and complex research data on diffusion imaging of brain tumors.

