DWI images – ADC maps
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ADC mapping allows to obtain more informations on
the biological “nature” of the tissues
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Acute lesion (ischemic)
oedema
ADC
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Chronic lesion (post-ischemic) relaxing tissues
ADC
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Neoplastic lesions
high cellularity
ADC
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Neoplastic lesions
necrosis
ADC
I Berry. Imagerie par résonance magnétique. 2004;
Masson Editeur, Paris.