Ability and utility of diffusion-weighted MRI with different b values in the evaluation of benign and malignant renal lesions

Doganay S., Kocakoc E., Cicekci M., Aglamis S., Akpolat N., Orhan I.

CLINICAL RADIOLOGY, vol.66, no.5, pp.420-425, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 66 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.crad.2010.11.013
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL RADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.420-425
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

AIM: To evaluate the ability and the utility of diffusion-weighted (DW) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with high and low b values to visualize benign and malignant renal lesions, and to determine which b value (b = 100, 600, or 1000 s/mm(2)) was most useful in differentiating benign from malignant renal lesions.