Bernardo Canedo Bizzo MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Romulo Varella MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Eduardo Neumann Cupolilo MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Carolina Canedo Bizzo, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Leonardo Kayat Bittencourt MD, MSc, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Emerson L. Gasparetto MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Basic principles of abdominal diffusion-weighted MR imaging (DWI) that can aid radiologists in the qualitative and quantitative interpretation of DW images. Present the emerging applications of DWI for detection, characterization and distinguishing abdominal non-neoplastic pathologies. Discuss future perspectives of DWI role in abdominal MRI.

Diffusion-weighted MRI basic principles and protocols. Clinical applications of DWI on non-oncological abdominal conditions, including: 1. Acute and chronic inflammatory and infectious disorders, such as appendicitis, diverticulitis, nephritis, pancreatitis and tubovarian abscess; 2. Detection of infection or acute hemorrhage on cysts or fluid collections, such as autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, pancreatic pseudocyst, ovarian cyst, corpus luteum, urinoma, biloma, seroma and Cesarean section related complications; 3. Vascular thrombosis and ischemic conditions; 4. Inflammatory bowel disease; 5. Evaluation of hepatic fibrosis; 6. Assessment of renal function, including post-transplant evaluation. Possible applications of DWI on non-oncological abdominal conditions in the future.

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Bizzo, B, Varella, R, Cupolilo, E, Bizzo, C, Bittencourt, L, Gasparetto, E, Non-conventional Uses of Diffusion-weighted MRI in Abdomen: Beyond Oncology.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14001736.html