High resolution in vivo characterization of apparent diffusion coefficient at the tumor–stromal boundary of breast carcinomas: A pilot study to assess treatment response using proximity‐dependent diffusion‐weighted imaging

To evaluate diffusion changes in the breast tumor–stromal boundary and adjacent tissue in response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy using high resolution diffusion‐weighted imaging (HR‐DWI).

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