Evolving Importance of Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Lymphoma

Thomas C Kwee1, Sandip Basu2, Drew A Torigian3

  • 1Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands.

PET Clinics
|May 10, 2016
PubMed

Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) is a rapidly evolving functional imaging modality that can now be used for the evaluation of lymphomatous lesions throughout the body. This article describes the basics of (whole-body) DWI, and reviews and discusses the evolving importance of whole-body DWI for the staging and therapy response assessment of lymphoma.