Fig. 1

The MRI sequences were used in the examined studies. The brain anatomical region included the most studies which justify the reason that T1 contrast-enhanced (T1ce), T2-weighted (T2w), fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) and T1-weighted (T1w) modalities prevail in the above bar chart. Apparent diffusion coefficient, diffusion (ADC), \(K^{trans}\), and dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) modalities were examined in the prostate anatomical region. The remained anatomical regions (i.e., pancreas, breast, liver) included as well the first four depicted modalities. Lastly, one study which concerned the brain region examined amide proton transfer weighted (APTw) modality