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ArticleThe Indian journal of radiology & imaging

Role of exponential apparent diffusion coefficient in characterizing breast lesions by 3.0 Tesla diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging.

Shweta Kothari, Archana Singh, Utpalendu Das, Diptendra K Sarkar, Chhanda Datta, Avijit Hazra

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Shweta KothariDepartment of Radio Diagnosis, IPGME and R and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Archana SinghDepartment of Radio Diagnosis, IPGME and R and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Utpalendu DasDepartment of Radio Diagnosis, IPGME and R and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Diptendra K SarkarDepartment of Surgery, IPGME and R and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Chhanda DattaDepartment of Pathology, IPGME and R and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Avijit HazraDepartment of Pharmacology, IPGME and R and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

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Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the role of exponential apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) as a tool for differentiating benign and malignant breast lesions. PATIENTS AND

methodsThis prospective observational study included 88 breast lesions in 77 patients (between 18 and 85 years of age) who underwent 3T breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) including diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) using b-values of 0 and 800 s/mm

resultsAccording to histopathology, 65 lesions were malignant and 23 were benign. The mean ADC and exponential ADC values of malignant lesions were 0.9526 ± 0.203 × 10

conclusionExponential ADC can be used as a quantitative adjunct tool for characterizing breast lesions with comparable sensitivity and specificity as that of ADC.

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Apparent diffusion coefficientbreast MRIdiffusion-weighted imagingexponential apparent diffusion coefficient

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PMID28744085
PMCPMC5510322

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