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Pitfalls in whole body MRI with diffusion weighted imaging performed on patients with lymphoma: What radiologists should know
Emanuele GrassedonioMassimo MidiriLudovico La GruttaDomenico AlbanoMassino GaliaRoberto LagallaCaterina Pattisubject
medicine.medical_specialtyRadiology Nuclear Medicine and ImagingLymphomaWhole body mriBiophysicsBiomedical EngineeringPitfall030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineMagnetic resonance imagingRadiologistsHumansMedicineEffective diffusion coefficientWhole Body ImagingMedical physicsDiagnostic ErrorsRadiological imagingmedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryReproducibility of ResultsMagnetic resonance imagingDiffusion weighted imagingmedicine.diseaseOncologic imagingLymphomaResponse assessmentDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingBiophysic030220 oncology & carcinogenesisArtifactClinical CompetenceRadiologyArtifactsbusinessWhole bodySettore MED/36 - Diagnostica Per Immagini E RadioterapiaDiffusion MRIdescription
The technological advances in radiological imaging and the relevance of a diagnostic tool that may reduce radiation-induced long-term effects have led to a widespread use of whole body magnetic resonance imaging (WB-MRI) with diffusion weighted imaging for oncologic patients. A lot of studies demonstrated the feasibility and reliability of WB-MRI as an alternative technique for lymphoma staging and response assessment during and after treatment. In this paper, taking advantage of our 2years of experience using WB-MRI for lymphoma, we discuss the main pitfalls and artifacts radiologists should know examining a WB-MRI performed on this typology of patients in order to avoid images misinterpretation.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-01 |