Publication Name	World Journal of Meta-Analysis
Manuscript ID	32219
Country	China

Received	2016-12-29 15:19
Peer-Review Started	2016-12-31 00:33
To Make the First Decision	2017-03-27 11:56
Return for Revision	2017-03-28 17:20
Revised	2017-04-12 09:42
Second Decision	2017-04-14 11:17
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2017-04-24 10:04
Articles in Press	2017-04-24 10:04
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Category	Medicine, Research & Experimental
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Diffusion tensor imaging beyond brains: Applications in abdominal and pelvic organs
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Yu-Ting Wang, Ying-Chun Li, Wei-Fang Kong, Long-Lin Yin and Hong Pu
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Corresponding Author	Yu-Ting Wang, MD, Department of Radiology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, No. 32, Section 2, 1st Ring Road (West), Chengdu 610072, Sichuan Province, China. wangyuting_330@163.com
Key Words	Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Diffusion tensor imaging; Abdomen; Pelvis; Kidney
Core Tip	As a newly developed and advanced technique of functional magnetic resonance imaging, diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) measures the diffusion properties including anisotropy. After its successful application in brains, technical advances have now enabled DTI in abdominal and pelvic organs. We herein give a systematic overview of clinical application of DTI in abdominal and pelvic organs such as liver, pancreas, kidneys, prostate, uterus, etc. DTI appears to be more valuable in the evaluation of diffused diseases of organs with highly directionally arranged structures, such as the assessment of function impairment of native and transplanted kidneys. However, the utility of DTI to diagnose focal lesions remains limited. It is suggested that DTI parameters might potentially depict certain pathologic characterization such as cell density.
Publish Date	2017-06-14 02:06
Citation	Wang YT, Li YC, Kong WF, Yin LL, Pu H. Diffusion tensor imaging beyond brains: Applications in abdominal and pelvic organs. World J Meta-Anal 2017; 5(3): 71-79
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2308-3840/full/v5/i3/71.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.13105/wjma.v5.i3.71

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