No.108 Seminar ： Impact of diffusion MRI on the diagnosis of the cancer
- Mami Iima (The Hakubi Center for Advanced Research)
- 2016/02/02 4:30pm
- The Hakubi Center for Advanced Research (Research Administration Building 1F)
- English (this seminar is open for students and researchers at Kyoto Univ.)
Summary
Diffusion MRI is an imaging concept and technique based upon measuring the random Brownian motion of water to provide information on tissue microstructure. Diffusion MRI has been widely used in the clinical diagnosis to assess neurological disorders, especially acute cerebral infarction. In recent years, diffusion MRI has emerged as a powerful method for the detection and diagnosis of cancer. As efficient treatments for various cancers are becoming available today, the development of non-invasive diagnostic imaging methods for an optimal management of cancer patients is essential. With advanced diffusion MRI methods sensitive to non-Gaussian molecular diffusion new biomarkers of various cancer tissue features have appeared, including perfusion related parameters, without the need to use contrast agents. This approach from basic studies in preclinical models to clinical application will be introduced in this seminar.
Before the seminar, Ogihara Hirotoshi-san (6th batch) will give an introduction to linguistics.