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JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY
Volume 34, Issue 2, Pages 173-176Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181c2f0a2
Keywords
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI); apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC); ovarian tumor
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Objective: We evaluated the feasibility of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) with apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measurement in differentiating benign and malignant ovarian tumors. Methods: Surgically proven 49 ovarian tumors (39 malignant/borderline malignant and 10 benign) were examined. Results: The solid portion of all 39 malignant tumors showed homogeneous or heterogeneous high intensity on DWI, whereas only 3 of the 10 benign tumors (3 thecomas) showed high intensity. The mean (SD) ADC value in the 39 malignant tumors (1.03 [0.19]) was significantly lower than that in 10 benign tumors (1.38 [0.30]). A relatively low ADC (1.08-1.20) in the 3 thecomas may reflect their abundant cellular nature, and the presence of low intensity on T2-weighted images was suggestive for benign fibrous tumor. Conclusions: Low intensity on DWI with high ADC may suggest benign lesions; however, it may be occasionally difficult to differentiate benign and malignant lesions only on the basis of DWI.
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