Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is a powerful MRI method which probes abnormalities of tissue structure by detecting microscopic changes in water mobility at a cellular level beyond what is available with other imaging methods. Accordingly, DWI has the potential to identify pathology before gross anatomic changes are evident on standard anatomical brain images. These features of tissue characterization and earlier detection are what make DWI particularly appealing for the evaluation of gliomas and the newer therapies where standard anatomical imaging is proving insufficient.
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“We appreciate the speed of IB products and their compatibility with PACS. More recently, we have started to use IB products for image-guided surgical planning. We anticipate their use for radiation therapy planning in the near future. Our Neurosurgeons, Radiation Oncologists and Neuro-Oncologists find perfusion scans and delta T1 maps of the brain to be very useful, and now routinely write orders to obtain this information.”