JOURNAL ARTICLE

Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Breast Lesions

Gladys LoVictor AiJohn ChanK.W. LiPolly S. Y. CheungT WongMicheal MaRaymond LeeDaisy Chien

Year: 2009 Journal:   Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography Vol: 33 (1)Pages: 63-69   Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Abstract

Diffusion-weighted imaging at 3 T is highly sensitive in the detection of malignant breast lesions even with qualitative assessment alone, whereas ADC measurement offers quantitative assessment and increases the specificity to more than 90%. Further studies involving a larger cohort size and a wider spectrum of breast lesions are indicated.

Keywords:
Medicine Magnetic resonance imaging Radiology Mammography Effective diffusion coefficient Dynamic contrast Breast cancer Ultrasound Diffusion MRI Breast MRI Biopsy Nuclear medicine Lesion Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI Gold standard (test) Cancer Pathology Internal medicine

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Health Sciences →  Medicine →  Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Breast Lesions and Carcinomas
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