Diffusion & Perfusion Weighted Imaging

This talk will shed some first light on the two imaging concepts diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) and perfusion weighted imaging (PWI). On the one side one may criticize that for the lecture time given, this will definitely be an incredible or even impossible task: To give sufficient credit to both of these importantant imaging concepts. On the other side one could say: ’Come on, let’s talk about the basic ideas of both and why they often appear to be like brothers or sisters. Yet, they are two quite different aspects.’ — And even until recently, the ISMRM society had a single study group called the diffusion and perfusion study group .... Well, this syllabus belongs to a talk supporting the ’other side’ ,.