Dual-Phase ADC Modelling of Breast Masses in Diffusion-Weighted Imaging: Comparison with Histopathologic Findings

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Ertas G., Onaygil C., BUĞDAYCI O., Aribal E.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BREAST HEALTH, vol.14, no.2, pp.85-92, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 14 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/ejbh.2018.3829
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BREAST HEALTH
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.85-92
  • Keywords: Breast, diffusion-weighted imaging, apparent diffusion coefficient, dual-phase, INTRAVOXEL INCOHERENT MOTION, DIFFERENTIAL-DIAGNOSIS, CLINICAL-APPLICATIONS, COEFFICIENT VALUES, 3.0 TESLA, MRI, CANCER, LESIONS, CHALLENGES, PRINCIPLES
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the diagnostic value of dual-phase apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) compared to traditional ADC values in quantitative diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) for differentiating between benign and malignant breast masses.