medvisМедицинская визуализацияMedical Visualization1607-07632408-9516RDS-Media Ltd.medvis-163Research ArticleБРЮШНАЯ ПОЛОСТЬABDOMENДиффузионно-взвешенные изображения при очаговой патологии печени: обзор литературыDiffusion-Weighted Imaging of Focal Liver Lesions: Literature ReviewЛомовцеваКарина ХусаиновнаLomovtsevaKarina Khusainovnalomovtsevakarina@gmail.comКармазановскийГригорий ГригорьевичKarmazanovskyG. G.noemail@neicon.ruГБОУ ВПО “Первый Московский государственный медицинский университет им. И.М. Сеченова” Минздрава РоссииРоссияI.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical UniversityRussian FederationГБОУ ВПО “Первый Московский государственный медицинский университет им. И.М. Сеченова” Минздрава России; ФГБУ “Институт хирургии им. А.В. Вишневского” Минздрава РоссииРоссияI.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University; A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of SurgeryRussian Federation201528122015065060Copyright © Ломовцева К.Х., Кармазановский Г.Г., 20152015Ломовцева К.Х., Кармазановский Г.Г.Lomovtseva K.K., Karmazanovsky G.G.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://medvis.vidar.ru/jour/article/view/163

Диффузионно-взвешенные изображения (ДВИ) отражают свободное (броуновское) движение молекул воды. ДВИ позволяют проводить как качественный, так и количественный анализ изображений. В последние годы благодаря ряду технических достижений ДВИ все чаще стали применять для исследования экстракраниальной патологии, в том числе при заболеваниях печени. В обзоре литературы отражены основные принципы ДВИ, область их применения при очаговой патологии печени, результаты работ, изучающих возможность применения ДВИ в дифференциальной диагностике очаговых образований печени, оценке ответа опухоли на химиотерапию и местное лечение.

Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) reflects Brownian motion of water molecules. DWI provides both qualitative and quantitative image analysis. In recent years, with technical advances, DWI has been increasingly applied to extracranial pathology, including liver diseases. In this article the basic principles of DWI, clinical application, studies of DWI in the differential diagnosis of focal liver lesions, evaluation of tumor response to chemotherapy and local treatment are discussed.

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