Diffusion Weighted Imaging of the Gastrointestinal Tract Techniques and Clinical Applications

This book explains how diffusion weighted imaging has been incorporated in routine MRI examinations of the abdomen and pelvis: though its clinical role is still evolving, it is already considered an important tool for the assessment of rectal cancer treatment response, as was confirmed in recent ESG...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gourtsoyianni, Sofia (Editor), Papanikolaou, Nikolaos (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2019, 2019
Edition:1st ed. 2019
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • DWI sequences for GI tract Imaging
  • Upper GI Tract (oesophagus/stomach/duodemum) – Simon Jackson
  • Small bowel - IBD (Crohn's disease)
  • Small bowel - Tumours (e.g. carcinoid, lymphoma,serosal disease from other primaries)- Phillippe Soyer/ Christine Hoeffel
  • Large bowel (Diverticulitis vs sigmoid cancer, polyps , MRColonography?)
  • Rectum (rectal cancer- pre/post..)- Regina Beets Tan and coworkers
  • Anal canal (anal cancer)- Sofia Gourtsoyianni and Vicky Goh.