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The specific goal of tissue characterization using an imaging technique is the possibility of distinguishing in the image between a lesion and adjacent normal tissues, between benign and malignant neoplasias, and between primary tumors and metastases using special analysis procedures. The final objective is to improve diagnosis and prognosis and optimize therapy planning. Intrinsic multiparameter dependece is a peculiarity of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which provides both high tissue contrast flexibility and a possible special source of in vivo tissue characterization. A primary role in the expression of these features is played by MR spin-lattice and spin-spin relaxation times of tissues in the body.
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Podo, F. (1990). General Need for Quantitative Methodologies in Tissue Characterization by MRI. In: Higer, H.P., Bielke, G. (eds) Tissue Characterization in MR Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74993-3_2
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