ArticleEuropean radiology2021
Diffusion-weighted imaging diagnostic algorithm in patients with suspected pleural malignancy.
Article in European radiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02320617 (Application of Diffusion Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging Versus CT in Evaluation of the Effect of Treating Lung Cancer), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.
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Application of Diffusion Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging Versus CT in Evaluation of the Effect of Treating Lung Cancer
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- Unlocking the Potential of Chest MRI: Strategies for Establishing a Successful Practice.Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology · 2025Review
- Diagnostic accuracy of low-dose dual-input computed tomography perfusion in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary benign and malignant ground-glass nodules.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Pleural Neoplasms-What Could MRI Change?Cancers · 2023Review
- Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Clinical Potential and Applications.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- The Use of Chest Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Diagnosis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectivesThe purpose of this study was to analyze the diagnostic performance and clinical application of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in patients with suspected pleural malignancy (PM).
methodsA retrospective review of patients with suspected PM was performed from March 2014 to August 2018 (NCT02320617). All patients underwent chest DWI and computed tomography (CT) with cytological or histopathological findings as reference standards. The diagnostic performance of DWI and CT was analyzed and compared. A DWI diagnostic algorithm with three sequential steps was established.
resultsSeventy patients (61.6 ± 13.6 years; 47 males and 23 females) were included. The sensitivity of DWI (94.2%, 49/52) for the diagnosis of PM was significantly higher compared with CT (67.3%, 35/52), with similar specificity (72.2% vs. 72.2%, respectively). The apparent diffusion coefficient of malignant lesions (1.15 ± 0.32 × 10
conclusionIncluding DWI into the diagnostic algorithm of suspected PM can effectively identify malignancy and avoid unnecessary invasive procedures, which may have some potential in clinical application. KEY POINTS: • Diffusion-weighted imaging can identify pleural malignancy much more efficiently than CT. • A diffusion-weighted imaging diagnostic algorithm helped to avoid unnecessary invasive procedures in patients without N3 lymph node or extra-thoracic lesions. • A hyperintense signal on DWI at a high b value (800 s/mm
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