Combined diffusion-weighted MRI and MR spectroscopy: Feasibility to improve the MRI capability in differentiation between benign and malignant neck lymphadenopathy

Combined diffusion-weighted MRI and MR spectroscopy: Feasibility to improve the MRI capability in differentiation between benign and malignant neck lymphadenopathy

The study aims to evaluate the additional value of MRS and DWI in differentiating malignant and benign neck lymphadenopathy. Materials and methods: Thirty-three patients with enlarged neck lymph nodes of malignant suspicious underwent DWI and MRS. ADC values, presence of Cho peak and Cho/Creatine ra...

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Main Authors: Tamer F. Taha Ali, Mona A. El Hariri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-03-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
DWI
MRS
Lymph nodes
Cervical
Benign
Malignant
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X1630239X

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