ArticleEuropean radiology2009
Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging of pancreas tumours.
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- Differential diagnosis of pancreatic cancer by single-shot echo-planar imaging diffusion-weighted imaging.World journal of gastroenterology · 2015Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of quantitative diffusion-weighted MR imaging in differentiating benign and malignant pancreatic masses.Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Medical sciences = Hua zhong ke ji da xue xue bao. Yi xue Ying De wen ban = Huazhong keji daxue xuebao. Yixue Yingdewen ban · 2014Pooled it
- Effect of b value and pre-admission of contrast on diagnostic accuracy of 1.5-T breast DWI: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European radiology · 2014Pooled it
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- Radiologic-pathologic discrepancy in the tumor size assessment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in the era of preoperative therapy.Surgery today · 2026Review
- Toward diffusion MRI in the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2025Review
- Imaging of the Liver and Pancreas: The Added Value of MRI.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Added value of zoomed-echo-planar imaging diffusion-weighted imaging for evaluation of periampullary carcinomas.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2023Article
- Benefits of Dual-Layer Spectral CT Imaging in Staging and Preoperative Evaluation of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Computed diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging with high b-values in the diagnosis of gallbladder lesions.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2022Article
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Cholangiopancreatography of the Pancreas in Small Animals.Veterinary sciences · 2022Review
- High signal intensity on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance images is a useful finding for detecting early-stage pancreatic cancer.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2021Observational
- Characterization and correction of cardiovascular motion artifacts in diffusion-weighted imaging of the pancreas.Magnetic resonance in medicine · 2021Article
- Ferumoxytol-enhanced MR imaging for differentiating intrapancreatic splenules from other tumors.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2021Article
- 3D quantitative analysis of diffusion-weighted imaging for predicting the malignant potential of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas.Polish journal of radiology · 2021Article
- Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Pancreatic Cancer is associated with Restricted Water Diffusion in Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging.Journal of Cancer · 2021Article
- Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Oncology: An Update.Cancers · 2020Review
- Diffusion-Weighted and Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI Derived Imaging Metrics for Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Preliminary Findings.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2020Article
- Imaging diagnosis and staging of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a comprehensive review.Insights into imaging · 2020Review
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in diagnosis of pancreas cancer, to compare DWI with a conventional comprehensive MRI (MRI-c) and to analyse apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values of lesions. Thirty-six patients with pancreatic lesions (12 malignant and 24 benign) and 39 patients without lesions were included. MRI-c and DWI (free breathing, b values 0 and 500 s/mm(2)) were performed prospectively and consecutively in a 1.5-T system. The analysis was retrospectively performed blinded by two radiologists in consensus. The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, and positive and negative predictive values of DWI and MRI-c were 92, 97, 96, 85, 98% and 100, 97, 97, 86, 100%, respectively. Mean ADC values of malignant lesions were significantly lower than those of benign lesions. DWI has a similar accuracy to MRI-c in diagnosis of pancreas cancer.
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