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ArticleAbdominal radiology (New York)2024

Diffusion tensor imaging and fiber tractography of the normal epididymis.

Christina Κ Bougia, Loukas Astrakas, Ourania Pappa, Vasileios Maliakas, Nikolaos Sofikitis, Maria I Argyropoulou, Athina C Tsili

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Christina Κ BougiaDepartment of Clinical Radiology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45110, Ioannina, Greece.
Loukas AstrakasDepartment of Medical Physics, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45110, Ioannina, Greece.
Ourania PappaDepartment of Clinical Radiology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45110, Ioannina, Greece.
Vasileios MaliakasDepartment of Clinical Radiology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45110, Ioannina, Greece.
Nikolaos SofikitisDepartment of Urology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45110, Ioannina, Greece.
Maria I ArgyropoulouDepartment of Clinical Radiology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45110, Ioannina, Greece.
Athina C TsiliDepartment of Clinical Radiology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45110, Ioannina, Greece. atsili@uoi.gr.

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purposeTo evaluate the feasibility of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and fiber tractography (FT) of the normal epididymis and to determine normative apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and fractional anisotropy (FA) values.

methodsTwenty-eight healthy volunteers underwent MRI of the scrotum, including DTI on a 3.0 T system. For each anatomic part of the epididymis (head, body and tail) free-hand regions of interest were drawn and the mean ADC and FA were measured by two radiologists in consensus. Parametric statistical tests were used to determine intersubject differences in ADC and FA between the anatomic parts of each normal epididymis and between bilateral epididymides. Fiber tracts of the epididymis were reconstructed using the MR Diffusion tool.

resultsThe mean ADC and FA of the normal epididymis was 1.31 × 10

conclusionDTI and FT of the normal epididymis is feasible and allow the noninvasive assessment of the structural and geometric organization of the organ.

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Diffusion Tensor ImagingEpididymisFeasibility StudiesAdultAnisotropyHumansMaleMiddle AgedReference ValuesDiffusion tensor imagingDiffusion tractographyEpididymisMagnetic resonance imagingReference values

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