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Rev Pneumol Clin. 2009 Feb;65(1):40-8. doi: 10.1016/j.pneumo.2008.08.001. Epub 2009 Jan 08.

[Perfusion and diffusion-weighted MR imaging in the early staging and the follow-up of patients with lung cancer].

Revue de pneumologie clinique

[Article in French]
A Khalil, I Thomassin-Naggara, V Gounant, N Nedelcu, C Marsault, M-F Carette

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  1. Service de radiologie, hôpital Tenon, AP-HP, 4, rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France. [email protected]

PMID: 19306784 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneumo.2008.08.001

Abstract

Tissue characterization is a major and ultimate goal of imaging, whether morphological (Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging) or metabolic (PET-FDG-[18F]). Functional imaging, using the MRI, began several years ago with the perfusion of lung nodules and very recently with diffusion-weighted imaging applied to the lung cancer. The authors review the interest and the place of diffusion-weighted and perfusion MR imaging in the diagnosis, early staging and follow-up of patients with lung cancer.

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