Diagnostic Efficacy of the Diffusion Weighted Imaging in the Characterization of Different Types of Breast Lesions


KUL S., EYÜBOĞLU İ., CANSU A., Alhan E.

JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, vol.40, no.5, pp.1158-1164, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 40 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/jmri.24491
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1158-1164
  • Keywords: breast, diffusion-weighted imaging, apparent diffusion coefficient, mass, non-mass-like enhancement, CONTRAST-ENHANCED MRI, BENIGN, MAMMOGRAPHY, ACCURACY, PROTOCOL, CANCER
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of quantitative Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in the characterization of breast lesions of mass and non-mass enhancement (NME) types.