Diffusion Weighted Imaging of the Gastrointestinal Tract Techniques and Clinical Applications /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gourtsoyianni, Sofia (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Papanikolaou, Nikolaos (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Radiology.; Oncology .; Biomedical engineering.; Imaging / Radiology.; Oncology.; Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology.

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...

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. .