ReviewSkeletal radiology2011
Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in musculoskeletal MRI: a critical review.
Review in Skeletal radiology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05655533 (Added Value of Diffusion Weighted MRI in Evaluation of Sacroiliitis in Newly Diagnosed Patients of Spondyloarthropathy.), which is not on this map. Cited by 78 papers.
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Added Value of Diffusion Weighted MRI in Evaluation of Sacroiliitis in Newly Diagnosed Patients of Spondyloarthropathy.
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78 citing papers in PubMed, 254 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Comparison between ZOOMit DWI and conventional DWI in the assessment of foot and ankle infection: a prospective study.European radiology · 2024Article
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- Pitfalls of Diffusion-Weighted Imaging: Clinical Utility of T2 Shine-through and T2 Black-out for Musculoskeletal Diseases.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Evaluation of image quality of diffusion weighted readout segmentation of long variable echo-trains MR pulse sequence for lumbosacral nerve imaging at 3T.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2023Article
- Editorial: Imaging of bone cancers - novel methodologies and optimizations.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Non-invasive evaluation of the pathological and functional characteristics of chronic kidney disease by diffusion kurtosis imaging and intravoxel incoherent motion imaging: comparison with conventional DWI.The British journal of radiology · 2023Article
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- Advanced Imaging in Multiple Myeloma: New Frontiers for MRI.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Apparent diffusion coefficient values in Modic changes - interobserver reproducibility and relation to Modic type.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Pelvic Pyomyositis in Childhood: Clinical and Radiological Findings in a Tertiary Pediatric Center.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Detection of the disease activity with ankylosing spondylitis through intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted MR imaging of sacroiliac joint.The British journal of radiology · 2022Article
18 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the mainstay of diagnosis, staging and follow-up of much musculoskeletal pathology. Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) is a recent addition to the MR sequences conventionally employed. DWI provides qualitative and quantitative functional information concerning the microscopic movements of water at the cellular level. A number of musculoskeletal disorders have been evaluated by DWI, including vertebral fractures, bone marrow infection, bone marrow malignancy, primary bone and soft tissue tumours; post-treatment follow-up has also been assessed. Differentiation between benign and malignant vertebral fractures by DWI and monitoring of therapy response have shown excellent results. However, in other pathologies, such as primary soft tissue tumours, DWI data have been inconclusive in some cases, contributing little additional information beyond that gained from conventional MR sequences. The aim of this article is to critically review the current literature on the contribution of DWI to musculoskeletal MRI.
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