Nowadays, the diffusion imaging sequences have become the major component of magnetic resonance imaging armamentarium. Sensitivity of these sequences to motion of water molecules in and around the cells and noninvasiveness are thought to allow them as powerful tools to explore the pathophysiological processes occurring in living organisms. Of several powerful diffusion imaging sequences, Diffus...

conclusion these data indicate that while ce-mri will depict more positive results, there are cases in which dwi will show a positive result while ce-mri is negative. we suggest that the combination of these two imaging modalities might yield more positive results in diagnosing acute ms attack giving rise to a more accurate diagnosis. results ce-mri yielded positive results for 61 (87%) patient...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Diffusion-weighted MR imaging of the spine has been used to differentiate benign from pathologic vertebral body compression fractures. We sought to determine the utility of diffusion-weighted MR imaging in the detection of vertebral metastases and to compare it with conventional noncontrast T1- and T2-weighted MR imaging. METHODS Fifteen patients with metastases to the ...

PURPOSE Our objective was to determine whether a multisection technique, diffusion-weighted half-Fourier single-shot turbo spin-echo (HASTE) imaging, can compensate for the drawbacks common to other diffusion-weighted techniques; specifically, the need for echo-planar technology and the presence of susceptibility artifacts in areas close to the skull base. METHODS Forty subjects who were refe...

Diffusion-weighted imaging has recently been incorporated into extra-neurological pediatric imaging protocols because of its various clinical advantages. Because diffusion-weighted imaging does not require intravenous contrast media, it can be safely used in patients with reduced renal function. Furthermore, diffusion-weighted imaging can be performed within several minutes ...

Introduction Steady-state diffusion-weighted imaging enables high-SNR, high-resolution diffusion images of brain and is potentially effective in the diagnosis of stroke location [1]. However, white matter anisotropic tissue contrast can mask out a real stroke location. In order to get rid of the anisotropic effect of diffusion, the whole diffusion tensor is acquired and its trace is derived. Al...

The only way for dengue to spread in the human population is through the human-mosquito-human cycle. Most research in this field discusses the dengue-mosquito or dengue-human relationships over a particular study area, but few have explored the local spatial variations of dengue-mosquito and dengue-human relationships within a study area. This study examined whether spatial heterogeneity exists...