Magnetic resonance imaging in the assessment of pancreatic cancer with quantitative parameter extraction by means of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging, diffusion kurtosis imaging and intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted imaging.

Vincenza GranataRoberta FuscoMario SansoneRoberto GrassiFrancesca MaioRaffaele PalaiaFabiana TatangeloGerardo BottiRobert GrimmSteven CurleyAntonio AvalloneFrancesco IzzoAntonella Petrillo

Published in: Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology (2020)

Diffusion parameters, mainly MD by DKI, could be helpful for the differentiation of normal pancreatic parenchyma, perilesional inflammation, and pancreatic tumor.

Keyphrases

diffusion weighted imaging
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
high resolution
oxidative stress
diffusion weighted
computed tomography
magnetic resonance
molecular dynamics
mass spectrometry
photodynamic therapy
fluorescence imaging