Contribution of Diffusion-Weighted Imaging to Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI in the Characterization of Breast Tumors

KUL S., CANSU A., Alhan E., DİNÇ H., GUNES G., REIS A.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY, vol.196, no.1, pp.210-217, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 196 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.2214/ajr.10.4258
  • Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.210-217
  • Keywords: breast, diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI), MRI, DIFFERENTIAL-DIAGNOSIS, MUCINOUS CARCINOMA, SIGNAL INTENSITY, LESIONS, FEATURES, CANCER, IMAGES, CLASSIFICATION, SPECIFICITY, PROTOCOL
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of an imaging protocol that combines dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in patients with suspicious breast lesions and to determine if additional information provided by DWI improves the diagnostic value of breast MRI.