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ArticlePolish journal of radiology2017

Role of Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imaging in Differentiation Between Graves' Disease and Painless Thyroiditis.

Ahmed Abdel Khalek Abdel Razek, Sieza Samir Abd Allah, Amr Abd El-Hamid El-Said

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Article in Polish journal of radiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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Ahmed Abdel Khalek Abdel RazekDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura, Egypt.
Sieza Samir Abd AllahDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura, Egypt.
Amr Abd El-Hamid El-SaidDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura, Egypt.

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Abstract

backgroundTo assess the role of diffusion-weighted MR imaging in differentiation between Graves' disease and painless thyroiditis. MATERIAL/

methodsA prospective study was conducted among 37 consecutive patients with untreated thyrotoxicosis (25 female and 12 male; mean age of 44 years) and 15 ageand sex-matched controls. Diffusion-weighted MR imaging of the thyroid gland was performed in patients and controls. The apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value of the thyroid gland was calculated and correlated with Tc-99m uptake and thyroid function tests of the patients.

resultsThere was a significant difference in the ADC value of the thyroid gland between patients and the control group (

conclusionsWe concluded that ADC values of the thyroid gland can be used to differentiate Graves' disease from painless thyroiditis in patients with untreated thyrotoxicosis.

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Diffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingGoiterThyroiditis

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PMCPMC5894041

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