ArticleCanadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada
Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in cystic renal masses.
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- Defining the Magnetic Resonance Features of Renal Lesions and Their Response to Everolimus in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- Update on MRI of Cystic Renal Masses Including Bosniak Version 2019.Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI · 2021Review
- Imaging Characterization of Renal Masses.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Review
- Magnetic resonance imaging as an adjunct diagnostic tool in computed tomography defined Bosniak IIF-III renal cysts: a multicenter study.World journal of urology · 2018Article
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Abstract
introductionWe aimed to introduce the diagnostic value of diffusion-weighted (DWI) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for distinguishing benign and malignant renal cystic masses.
methodsAbdominal DWI-MRIs of patients with Bosniak categories 2F, 3, and 4 cystic renal masses were evaluated retrospectively. Cystic masses were assigned as benign or malignant according to histopathological or followup MRI findings and compared with apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values.
resultsThere were 30 patients (18 males and 12 females, mean age was 59.23 ± 12.08 years [range 38-83 years]) with cystic renal masses (eight Bosniak category 2F, 12 Bosniak category 3, 10 Bosniak category 4). Among them, 14 cysts were diagnosed as benign and 16 as malignant by followup imaging or histopathological findings. For the malignant lesions, the mean ADC values were lower than for benign lesions (p=0.001). An ADC value of ≤2.28 ×10
conclusionsADC can improve the diagnostic performance of MRI in the evaluation of complex renal cysts when used together with conventional MRI sequences.
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