Mapping prostatic microscopic anisotropy using linear and spherical b-tensor encoding: A preliminary study.

Markus NilssonGreta EklundFilip SzczepankiewiczMikael SkorpilKarin BryskheCarl-Fredrik WestinClaes LindhLennart BlomqvistFredrik Jäderling

Published in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2021)

Tensor-valued diffusion encoding enabled mapping of MKA and MKI in the prostate. The elevated MKI in PCa compared with normal tissues suggests an elevated heterogeneity in the cancers. Increased in-plane resolution could improve tumor delineation in future studies.

Keyphrases

benign prostatic hyperplasia
high resolution
prostate cancer
high density
gene expression
single cell
radical prostatectomy
current status
single molecule
case control