Role of diffusion weighted and perfusion weighted imaging in characterization of ovarian tumours

ABSTRACT

Background: ovarian cancer is the second most common gynecological cancer and the fifth most common cancer in women. Proper management depends on proper preoperative assessment with the help of clinical examination, laboratory tests and different imaging modalities. Radiological evaluation includes ultrasonography [US], computed tomography [CT] and recently magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]. Diffusion weighted imaging [DWI] has been established as a useful functional imaging tool in neurologic applications for a number of years, but recent technical advances now allow its use in abdominal and pelvic applications