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diffusion-weighted imaging

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diffusion-weighted imaging
Imaging A type of MRI that provides metabolic and hemodynamic information of the brain shortly after a stroke. See Magnetic resonance imaging. Cf Perfusion-weighted imaging.


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[FIGURE 8 OMITTED] Diffusion-weighted imaging Diffusion is a 3D, physical process that is important in many physiological functions.
Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) may also help in the differential diagnosis of cerebral toxoplasmosis: there is more restriction of water diffusion in the core of a pyogenic abscess than in a toxoplasmosis lesion [22] and there are significantly higher apparent diffusion coefficient values in toxoplasmosis lesions than in PCNSL [23].
Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and corresponding apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps have become routine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences.
 
 
 
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