ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Differentiation of Benign and Malignant Breast Lesions Using ADC Values and ADC Ratio in Breast MRI.
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Abstract
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast has been increasingly used for the detailed evaluation of breast lesions. Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) gives additional information for the lesions based on tissue cellularity. The aim of our study was to evaluate the possibilities of DWI, apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value and ADC ratio (the ratio between the ADC of the lesion and the ADC of normal glandular tissue) to differentiate benign from malignant breast lesions. MATERIALS AND
methodsEighty-seven patients with solid breast lesions (52 malignant and 35 benign) were examined on a 1.5 T MR scanner before histopathological evaluation. ADC values and ADC ratios were calculated.
resultsThe ADC values in the group with malignant tumors were significantly lower (mean 0.88 ± 0.15 × 10
conclusionAccording to the results from our study DWI, ADC values and ADC ratio proved to be valuable additional techniques with high sensitivity and specificity for distinguishing benign from malignant breast lesions.
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