JOURNAL ARTICLE

Differentiation between benign and malignant breast masses using 3D amide proton transfer weighted imaging and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI

R. WangYan ZhangLiangjie LinJingliang Cheng

Year: 2023 Journal:   Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition

Abstract

This study evaluated the diagnostic value of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) combined with 3D amide proton transfer weighted imaging (APTWI) for differentiation between benign and malignant breast masses. Results indicated the quantitative MTRasym(3.5 ppm) value calculated by APTWI was significantly different between benign and malignant lesions, and the combination of APTWI and DCE-MRI improves the diagnostic performance for discriminating benign and malignant breast masses, especially category 4 masses.

Keywords:
Dynamic contrast Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI Magnetic resonance imaging Breast imaging Malignant disease Radiology Contrast (vision) Medicine Nuclear medicine Breast cancer Mammography Computer science Internal medicine Cancer Artificial intelligence

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