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ArticleHeliyon2023

Optimal selection of b-values for differential diagnosis of mediastinal lymph nodes using diffusion-weighted imaging.

Li-Ping Qi, Zheng Zhong, Ying-Shi Sun, Xiao-Ting Li, Lei Tang, Xiaohong Joe Zhou

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Li-Ping QiDepartment of Radiology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Ministry of Education, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, China.
Zheng ZhongCenter for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Ying-Shi SunDepartment of Radiology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Ministry of Education, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, China.
Xiao-Ting LiDepartment of Radiology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Ministry of Education, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, China.
Lei TangDepartment of Radiology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Ministry of Education, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, China.
Xiaohong Joe ZhouCenter for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Peking University · CNUniversity of Illinois Chicago · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study proposed to investigate the optimal selection of b-values in diffusion-weighted imaging for distinguishing malignant from benign mediastinal lymph nodes. Diffusion-weighted imaging with six b-values was performed on 35 patients at 1.5 T. Image quality score, signal-to-noise ratio, and relative contrast ratio of lymph node to chest muscle were compared between the diffusion-weighted images with a b-value up to 800 and 1000 s/mm

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Differential diagnosisDiffusion magnetic resonance imagingLymph nodesThorax

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PMID37484276
PMCPMC10360569
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