Diffusionsgewichtete Magnetresonanztomografie und ihre potenziellen Anwendungsmoeglichkeiten in der Ophthalmologie [Diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging and its application in ophthalmology]

Item Type:	Review
Title:	Diffusionsgewichtete Magnetresonanztomografie und ihre potenziellen Anwendungsmoeglichkeiten in der Ophthalmologie [Diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging and its application in ophthalmology]
Creators Name:	Lindner, T. and Langner, S. and Paul, K. and Pohlmann, A. and Hadlich, S. and Niendorf, T. and Jünemann, A. and Guthoff, R.F. and Stachs, O.
Abstract:	The value of diffusion-weighted magnet resonance imaging (DWI-MRI) has been demonstrated for an ever growing range of clinical indications. DWI is sensitive to the diffusion of water molecules and probes their random displacement within tissue. DWI provides both qualitative and quantitative information on tissue characteristics, e.g. tissue cellularity. This review provides an overview of diffusion-weighted imaging and its emerging applications in ophthalmology. The basic physics and technical foundations of DWI are introduced. The emerging applications of DWI are surveyed, particularly in diseases of the eye, orbit and optical nerve.
Keywords:	MRI, Diffusion, Tumour, Imaging
Source:	Klinische Monatsblaetter fuer Augenheilkunde
ISSN:	0023-2165
Publisher:	Thieme
Volume:	232
Number:	12
Page Range:	1386-1391
Date:	December 2015
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-109021
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