RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Recent Progress of Diffusion Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Assessment of Tumor in the Body JF Clinical Oncology and Cancer Research JO Cancer Biol Med FD China Anti-Cancer Association SP 362 OP 366 DO 10.1007/s11805-009-0362-x VO 6 IS 5 A1 Anwen Liu A1 Qin Liao A1 Jing He A1 Xinlan Xiao YR 2009 UL http://www.cancerbiomed.org/content/6/5/362.abstract AB In the last couple of years, as the development of new imaging techniques, diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) has been applied increasingly in the evaluation of various diseases in the body, and has been adopted frequently as an imaging tool in clinical tumor assessment. As a completely non-invasive, highly sensitive, well-tolerated and relatively low cost technique, diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) can supply both quantitative and qualitative information at the cellular level by exploring irregular diffusion motion of water molecules within tissues in the body. In this article, we summarized the recent application and reliability of DWI in tumor evaluation including tumor detection, tumor features, and outcome of early treatment response.