Assessment of breast mass morphology with diffusion-weighted MRI: Beyond apparent diffusion coefficient

KUL S., Metin Y., Kul M., Metin N., EYÜBOĞLU İ., Ozdemir O.

JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, vol.48, no.6, pp.1668-1677, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 48 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/jmri.26175
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1668-1677
  • Keywords: breast, breast mass, breast cancer, magnetic resonance imaging, diffusion weighted MRI, morphology, MAXIMUM-INTENSITY PROJECTION, LESION CHARACTERIZATION, DIAGNOSTIC-ACCURACY, T2-WEIGHTED TSE, MAMMOGRAPHY, IMAGES, DWI, DIFFERENTIATION, DISTORTION, STRATEGY
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is a noncontrast-enhanced MRI technique. There are new promising studies on the use of DWI as a part of the enhanced or unenhanced abbreviated breast MRI protocols.