Diffusion kurtosis versus diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in differentiating clear cell renal cell carcinoma and renal angiomyolipoma with minimal fat: a comparative study.

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Yarong LinDepartment of Medical Imaging, Northern Jiangsu People’s Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, ChinaORCID 0009-0009-8742-7085

Wenrong ZhuDepartment of Medical Imaging, Northern Jiangsu People’s Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, ChinaORCID 0009-0009-1116-7504

Qingqiang ZhuDepartment of Medical Imaging, Northern Jiangsu People’s Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, ChinaORCID 0000-0002-1753-5154

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purposeTo quantitatively compare the diagnostic values of conventional diffusion-weighted imaging and diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) in differentiating clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) and renal angiomyolipoma with minimal fat (RAMF).

methodsSixty-eight patients with ccRCC and 18 patients with RAMF were retrospectively studied. For DKI and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), respiratory-triggered echo-planar imaging sequences were acquired in the axial plane (three

resultsThe ADC and MD values of ccRCCs were higher than those of RAMFs (

conclusionDKI analysis demonstrates superior performance than ADC analysis in differentiating ccRCC and RAMF. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: DKI technology may serve as an additional non-invasive biomarker for the differential diagnosis of renal tumor types.

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AngiomyolipomaCarcinoma, Renal CellDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingKidney NeoplasmsAdipose TissueAdultAgedDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective Studiesangiomyolipomadifferential diagnosisdiffusion kurtosis imagingKidneyrenal cell carcinoma

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PMID40686344

DOI10.4274/dir.2025.242880

PMCPMC12417911

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