ArticleEuropean radiology2018
Dynamic contrast-enhanced and diffusion-weighted MR imaging in the characterisation of small, non-palpable solid testicular tumours.
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Abstract
objectivesTo explore the role of dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), using semiquantitative and quantitative parameters, and diffusion-weighted (DW) MRI in differentiating benign from malignant small, non-palpable solid testicular tumours.
methodsWe calculated the following DCE-MRI parameters of 47 small, non-palpable solid testicular tumours: peak enhancement (PE), time to peak (TTP), percentage of peak enhancement (Epeak), wash-in-rate (WIR), signal enhancement ratio (SER), volume transfer constant (K
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conclusionsDCE-MRI parameters are valuable in differentiating between benign and malignant small, non-palpable testicular tumours, especially when characterising LCTs and seminomas. KEY POINTS: • DCE-MRI may be used to differentiate benign from malignant non-palpable testicular tumours. • Seminomas show lower Ktrans, Kep and iAUC values. • ADC values are not valuable in differentiating seminomas from LCTs. • Semiquantitative DCE-MRI may be used to characterise small, solid testicular tumours.
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